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Spotted working at a gas station by a movie executive who encouraged her to audition for the role, unknown actress Sally Beth Wade was propelled to stardom when she portrayed Superwoman across three 15 episode movie serials in the 1940s; The Super Woman (1943), Superwoman Strikes Back (1945) and Superwoman on the Planet of the Space Amazons (1946). Wade's take on the character was noted for her masterful blend of great compassion married to great strength, and the serials were so successful that Wade soon found herself portraying the character in a long-running radio drama that first aired in 1947. When the notion of a Superwoman television series from the same studio that had produced the movie serials was first suggested in 1951 there was no question as to who would play the role - and no hesitation on Wade's part when it was offered to her.

Across three movie serials, six television seasons, seven radio seasons, and a total of 552 episodes, Wade spent the second half of the 1940s and most of the 1950s playing the Woman of Steel - and is today remembered and revered as one of the most iconic portrayals of the character.

(Superwoman AI-generated by Midjourney, upscaled by Topaz Photo AI.)

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Spotted working at a gas station by a movie executive who encouraged her to audition for the role, unknown actress Sally Beth Wade was propelled to stardom when she portrayed Superwoman across three 15 episode movie serials in the 1940s; The Super Woman (1943), Superwoman Strikes Back (1945) and Superwoman on the Planet of the Space Amazons (1946). Wade's take on the character was noted for her masterful blend of great compassion married to great strength, and the serials were so successful that Wade soon found herself portraying the character in a long-running radio drama that first aired in 1947. When the notion of a Superwoman television series from the same studio that had produced the movie serials was first suggested in 1951 there was no question as to who would play the role - and no hesitation on Wade's part when it was offered to her.

Across three movie serials, six television seasons, seven radio seasons, and a total of 552 episodes, Wade spent the second half of the 1940s and most of the 1950s playing the Woman of Steel - and is today remembered and revered as one of the most iconic portrayals of the character.

(Superwoman AI-generated by Midjourney, upscaled by Topaz Photo AI.)