Nell Potter
Family	Dean Winters (husband), Lana Lang (niece), Laura Lang (sister, deceased), Lewis Lang (brother in-law, deceased), Louise McCallum (aunt, deceased), Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (ancestor, deceased)
Occupation	Florist
Played By	Sarah-Jane Redmond
Status	Alive

Eleanor "Nell" Potter is the aunt of Lana Lang.

Contents 1 Physical Appearance 2 Personality 3 Early Life 4 Season One 5 Season Two 6 Season Five 7 Season Six 8 Season Seven 9 Appearances 10 Notes 11 References

Physical AppearanceEdit

Nell is an attractive middle-aged woman. She has dark-brown hair, brown eyes, and often wears dark clothing.

PersonalityEdit

Nell Potter was an independent woman who seemed content with her flower shop. ^[1] After Lana Lang was left orphaned by the 1989 meteor shower, Nell took in her niece and cared for her as her own daughter.

She also had a good relationship with Jonathan Kent, whom she had dated during high school.

Nell felt it to be her responsibility to keep the good image that Lana had of her late parents and even supported Lana's involvement with cheerleading.

As one of Lana Lang's few living relatives, Nell did all she could to help her niece become the woman that she is. Lana knew that she could always count with her aunt's support and counsel.

Early LifeEdit

Nell was the sister of Laura Lang. She was good friends with Jonathan and Martha Kent, and once dated Jonathan in high school. She owned the flower shop attached to the Talon Theater, which was the place where Lana's parents first met.

After Lana's parents were killed, Nell adopted Lana.

Season OneEdit

Nell suspected but didn't tell Lana that Henry Small was actually Lana's biological father. Nell sold the Talon building to Lex Luthor, then helped Lana manage the Talon after Lana proposed to turn it into a coffee shop.

Season TwoEdit

Nell got married to Dean Winters, an insurance adjuster she met after the 2002 tornadoes, and moved with him to Metropolis. When Lana didn't want to leave Smallville until she finished school, Nell allowed Lana to live with the Sullivans.

Season FiveEdit

Lana mentions to Clark how she and Nell would decorate a plastic tree rather than a real Christmas Tree.

Season SixEdit

Nell came back into Lana's life when Lana became engaged to Lex Luthor. She helped her pick out a wedding dress in Paris and attended Lex and Lana's wedding.

Season SevenEdit

Nell has been visited by Lana frequently since the wedding, and Lana sometimes uses that as an excuse to Clark while she goes and does work on her Isis Foundation, to spy on Lex, or when she was holding Lionel Luthor captive.

AppearancesEdit

• Season One: Pilot, Hothead, X-Ray, Craving, Shimmer, Leech, Kinetic
• Season Two: Duplicity, Redux, Ryan
• Season Six: Promise

NotesEdit

• She dated Jonathan Kent, who later married Martha Clark. This reflects the future relationship between Nell's neice Lana Lang and Jonathan's son Clark Kent who dated in high school.
• Nell Potter appeared in 11 episodes, making her the 7th most frequently seen recurring character in the series after Jor-El, Nancy Adams, Brainiac, Emil Hamilton, Ethan Miller, and John Jones. She is the most frequently seen recurring character who didn't appear more often than any series regular.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Pilot

Lana Lang in Smallville Family Family: Langs (Laura and Lewis) • Nell Potter • Relatives: Ezra Small • Henry Small • Louise McCallum 'Ships Chloe Sullivan • Lois Lane • Tess Mercer • Whitney Fordman • Adam Knight • Jason Teague • Clark Kent • Lex Luthor • Bizarro Work Talon (apartment) • Isis Foundation Isobel Isobel • Mark of Transference • Spell book Other Lana's necklace • Whitney's letter • Model 503 • Project Prometheus • Lana's destiny • Near-death experiences • Episodes