Margot Kidder
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Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian-American actress, director, and activist whose career spanned over five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. Though she appeared in an array of films and television, Kidder is most widely known for her performance as Lois Lane in the Superman film series, appearing in the first four films. Born in Yellowknife to a Canadian mother and an American father, Kidder was raised in the Northwest Territories as well as several other Canadian provinces. She began her acting career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series, before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970). She then played twins in Brian De Palma's cult thriller Sisters (1973), a sorority student in the slasher film Black Christmas (1974) and the titular character's girlfriend in the drama The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), opposite Robert Redford. In 1977, she was cast as Lois Lane in Richard Donner's Superman (1978), a role which established her as a mainstream actress. Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror (1979) gained her further mainstream exposure, after which she went on to reprise her role as Lois Lane in Superman II, III, and IV (1980–1987). The 1990s were marked by significant health problems for Kidder: In 1990, she sustained serious injuries in a car accident that left her temporarily paralyzed, and she later had a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown in 1996 stemming from bipolar disorder. By the 2000s, she maintained steady work in independent films and television, with guest-starring roles on Smallville, Brothers & Sisters and The L Word, and appeared in a 2002 Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on the children's television series R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour. Margot passed away at her home in Livingston, Montana, at the age of 69. Her death was ruled a suicide due to a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.
Known for
Credits
Superman (1978)
as Lois Lane
Superman II (1980)
as Lois Lane
Maverick (1994)
as Margret Mary (uncredited)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Lois Lane
Superman III (1983)
as Lois Lane
The Amityville Horror (1979)
as Kathy Lutz
Halloween II (2009)
as Barbara Collier
Real Gangsters (2013)
as Stella Kelly
Angel Blade (2002)
as Frida
Black Christmas (1974)
as Barb
Willie & Phil (1980)
as Jeannette Sutherland
Cool Money (2005)
as Peggy Comfort
Crime and Punishment (2002)
as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Vanishing Act (1986)
as Chris Kenyon
Trenchcoat (1983)
as Mickey Raymond
WindRunner (1994)
as Sally 'Mom' Cima
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
as Lois Lane
Tribulation (2000)
as Eileen Canboro
Louisiana (1984)
as Virginia Tregan
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
as Maude
The Neighborhood (2017)
as Maggie
Sisters (1973)
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
The Glitter Dome (1984)
as Willie
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
The Making of 'Superman II' (1983)
as Lois Lane (uncredited)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Beanstalk (1994)
as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997)
as Sol
No Deposit (2015)
as Margie Ryan
To Catch a Killer (1992)
as Rachel Grayson
Delirious (1991)
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
The Box Collector (2008)
as Beth
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
as Mrs. Muldroone
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
as Solitaire (voice)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
as Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
as Self
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
as Marcia Curtis
Never Met Picasso (1997)
as Genna Magnus
3 of a Kind (2012)
as Claire
Little Treasure (1985)
as Margo
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
as Toni Donovan
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
The Clown at Midnight (1999)
as Ellen Gibby
The Dependables (2014)
as Jean Dempsey
Society's Child (2002)
as Joan
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Dr. Amanda Walker
I'll Be Seeing You (2004)
as Frances Grolier
La Florida (1993)
as Vivy Lamori
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
as Adeline
Servitude (2012)
as Mrs. Crank
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (1994)
as Rebecca Madison
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2008)
as Dorothy
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
as Zazel
The Last Sign (2005)
as Endora
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed (2019)
as Delilah Higgins
The Bounty Man (1972)
as Mae
Chicks with Sticks (2005)
as Edith Taymore
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye (2005)
as Dorothy M. Johnson
92 in the Shade (1975)
as Miranda
Common Ground (2000)
as Mrs. Nelson
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Someone Is Watching (2000)
as Sally Beckert
Robber's Roost (—)
Actor
The Big Fat Stone (2014)
as Madge
The Hi-Line (2000)
as Laura Johnson
Heartaches (1981)
as Rita Harris
Picking Up the Pieces (1985)
as Lynette Harding
Bus Stop (1982)
as Cherie
Sarina's Song (2011)
as Maggie
The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)
as Self
Young Ivanhoe (1995)
as Lady Margarite
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Claudia
The Making of 'Superman III' (1985)
as Self
The Emerald City of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)
as Self
The Dion Brothers (1974)
as Margie
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
as Miss Peebs
Suddenly Single (1971)
as Jackie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
as Marlys Baptiste
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
as Self
The Suicide Club (1973)
as Gerry
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Martinis and Murder (2009)
Actor
A Single Woman (2008)
as Storyteller
Calling the Shots (1988)
as Self
Henry & Verlin (1994)
as Mabel
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Matt's Chance (2013)
as Mother Mable
Pygmalion (1983)
as Eliza Doolittle
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001)
as Self
A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974)
as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Bloodknot (1995)
as Evelyn
HENRi (2013)
as Dr. Calvin
One Woman's Courage (1994)
as Stella Jenson
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001)
as Self
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1969)
as Rosie
Silent Cradle (1997)
as Cindy Wilson
Body of Evidence (1988)
as Carol Dwyer
For God's Sake, Get Out! (2005)
as Self
Honky Tonk (1974)
as Lucy Cotton
Speaking Our Peace (1985)
as Narrator
Universal Signs (2008)
as Rose Callahan
Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
as The Woman from England
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973)
as Helen
The Teddy Bears' Scare (1998)
as Mrs. Jones (voice)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)
as Self
Black Christmas Legacy (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Death 4 Told (2004)
as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
The Pornographer (1994)
as Irene
Ozma of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Miss Right (1982)
as Juliette
Mob Story (1989)
as Dolores
Nightmare Man (1999)
as Lillian Hannibal
White Room (1990)
as Madelaine X
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (1999)
as Melanie Kelly
Keeping Track (1987)
as Mickey Tremaine
The 12 Days of Black Christmas (2006)
as Self