Age: 70
female
Neva attended acting school in New York and spent a few years in Los Angeles, where she studies with some terrific teachers like Stephen Tobolowsky and Lisa Dalton. She also completed round one of The Groundlings training with Patrick Bristow. Though Neva attended many classes during her stay, she considers these three to be highlights of her time in Los Angeles. Appeared as Ma Kent in Superman (2025). Before that, she played Ms. Crawford in Greedy People (2024) and the gruff Miss Roberts in Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021). In addition, Neva was a rather racist clerk named Gina in Burden (2018), which won Audience Award, dramatic, at Sundance 2018. Neva has enjoyed a wide range of mostly small town characters in her 30+ year career. She was Salt-of-the-earth Alma in Mercy Street (2016). She can be heard delivering an inside Steven Soderbergh joke (subtle, did you catch it?) in Logan (2017). She worried about a boy and a pig in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) and appeared as an impatient bus driver with in episode 5 of the final season of The Originals (2013). Mean nurses seemed a theme for a while, including Martha in Run the Race (2018) and Dee Dee in The Common Good (2017). However, Neva loves comedy. She is Sister Eleanor in Novitiate (2017) and the hard-nosed waitress in The King Has Left the Building (2016). Neva loves bringing life to small, interesting parts. It's like polishing a little diamond in a big necklace of precious gems. Neva's passions include holistic health and wellness education. She was a full-time healing facilitator for many years. She looks at life through a spiritual lens. Her greatest desire for her career is that she be invited to inhabit roles in films that want to make a positive difference on earth. That being said, she knows illuminating what's negative is sometimes a strong route to understanding and positive shift.
It’s been three years since Superman made his first appearance in Metropolis. Since then, it seems a new monster shows up every week. Superman is a beloved figure and symbol of hope for all in Metropolis, but some view his blind optimism and commitment to kindness as being an outdated sentiment for the modern day. Defense magnate, Lex Luthor, stands out as the biggest skeptic to the blue boyscout. On the ground, mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, along with his girlfriend Lois Lane and best friend Jimmy Olsen, is researching shady business dealings associated with LexCorp. Lois has uncovered some documents related to an English research laboratory called Action Labs, which she believes LexCorp is embezzling government funds to. Clark is afraid this story may be too dangerous to take on, but Lois feels Clark has been coddling her ever since telling her he’s Superman. This leads to an argument and Clark storming out of her apartment. The next day, Superman is fighting a kaiju in the middle of Metropolis when, out of nowhere, the monster wails in agony and falls dead. Superman just barely manages to move some bystanders out of the way before the kaiju crushes them. The monster was killed by Manchester Black, an antihero with telepathic powers. Later, Lex Luthor holds a press conference announcing he has partnered with the United States Department of Defense to create a new team of superheroes that he calls “The Elite.” The team is comprised of Manchester Black, Coldcast, the Hat, and Menagerie. Superman and Lois are skeptical of this team, both by their affiliation with Luthor and their affinity of using deadly force. As time goes on, some members of the public begin defending the harsh nature of The Elite. Superman fights against Manchester Black, insisting that compassion and hope is the only way to fight for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
