While watching James Gunn’s new “Superman” film in the DC Universe reboot, you might wonder why the actress playing Lois Lane seems so familiar. The likely answer is her role in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Rachel Brosnahan, before becoming the famed Daily Planet journalist, had various roles in films, TV, and stage productions. However, her most notable role before joining the DCU is without a doubt Miriam “Midge” Maisel, the housewife who becomes a stand-up comedian in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s acclaimed dramedy on Prime Video.

Throughout the five seasons of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Brosnahan’s portrayal gained her numerous accolades, including an Emmy, two Golden Globes, two Critics’ Choice Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Although her casting sparked some debate due to concerns over a non-Jewish actor embodying a Jewish character that some felt played into certain stereotypes, both the series and her performance received widespread critical acclaim and audience admiration.

Midge is known for her vibrant wit and daring charm—traits that are seamlessly reflected in Lois Lane’s character. In an interview with ET, Brosnahan described her portrayal of Superman’s love interest using terms that echo her most well-known role: “Feisty. Dare I say, marvelous? And fiercely intelligent.”

Even if you haven’t watched “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” there’s a chance you might recognize Rachel Brosnahan from elsewhere. Before “Maisel,” her first Emmy-nominated breakout role was the sex worker Rachel Posner on the first three seasons of “House of Cards.” She had recurring roles as Delilah on “Black Box,” Lucy Brooks/Jolene Parker on “The Blacklist,” and Abby Isaacs on “Manhattan.” Earlier in her career, she made many one-episode appearances in shows such as “Gossip Girl,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Orange is the New Black.”

Brosnahan has been more recognized for her TV roles than her big screen appearances. Her first acting role was in the terrible 2009 horror film “The Unborn.” Pre-“Superman,” her most-watched movie performance was actually voice acting as police officer Wendy in the cartoon “Spies in Disguise.” She was Rami Malek’s dead wife in “The Amateur,” one of the Boston Marathon bombing survivors in “Patriots Day,” and a 19th-century witch in the YA fantasy flop “Beautiful Creatures.”

Brosnahan made her Broadway debut as Dixie Evans in a 2013 production of Clifford Odets’ “The Big Knife.” She played Desdemona in New York Theatre Workshop’s 2016 production of William Shakespeare’s “Othello.” For her performance as Iris Parodus Brustein in the 2023 revival of Lorraine Hansbury’s “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” she earned a distinguished performance award nomination from the Drama League Awards.