Joanne Siegel

Joanne Siegel
Siegel in 1976
Born	Jolan Kovacs (1917-12-01)December 1, 1917 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 12, 2011(2011-02-12) (aged 93) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Joanne Carter
Spouse	Jerry Siegel ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1996)​
Children	1

Joanne Siegel (/ˈsiːɡəl/ SEE-gəl; born Jolan Kovacs; December 1, 1917 – February 12, 2011) was an American model, who in the 1930s worked with Superman artist Joe Shuster as the model for Lois Lane, Superman's love interest. She later married Superman's co-creator Jerry Siegel and sued for restoration of her husband's authorship copyright in the Superman character.