Laura Lang

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Laura Lang
Family	Lewis Lang (husband, deceased), Lana Lang (daughter), Nell Potter (sister), Louise McCallum (aunt, deceased), Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (ancestor, deceased)
Occupation	Unknown
Played By	Wendy Chmelauskas
Status	Deceased Pilot
Appeared In	Pilot, Void

Laura Potter Lang (1959-1989) was Lana Lang's mother. She was the sister of Eleanore "Nell" Potter. She was once involved with Henry Small and while separated from her husband Lewis, conceived a child with him, Lana. However, their affair ended when she and Lewis reconciled. When the 1989 meteor shower hit, she and Lewis were coming back from the homecoming game. They were struck by a meteor and killed right in front of Nell's and three-year-old Lana's eyes.

Lana found her mother's diary and learned that much like Lana herself, Laura Lang had hated cheerleading and dreamed of leaving Smallville. Nell Potter told Lana that Laura gave the 1977 graduation speech. The first line said: "I never made a difference here, but maybe my children can." Due to the controversial nature of the graduate speech, the editors of the Smallville Torch decided not to print the speech that year. Chloe Sullivan was able to locate an audiotape copy of the graduation speech, and Lana was able to hear her mother's speech.

Lana has seen visions of her parents when she became addicted to the Lazarus Serum which caused a near-death experience in which she was able to see her deceased parents again. She became temporarily addicted to the serum due to the happiness she felt while in their presence.