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
Halloween II (2009)
as Barbara Collier
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Lois Lane
Superman III (1983)
as Lois Lane
Maverick (1994)
as Margret Mary (uncredited)
Black Christmas (1974)
as Barb
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
as Lois Lane
The Amityville Horror (1979)
as Kathy Lutz
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
as Maude
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as (archive footage)
To Catch a Killer (1992)
as Rachel Grayson
Cool Money (2005)
as Peggy Comfort
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
as Self
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997)
as Sol
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Delirious (1991)
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
Angel Blade (2002)
as Frida
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Sisters (1973)
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
as Toni Donovan
Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
as The Woman from England
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
as Self
Real Gangsters (2013)
as Stella Kelly
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
as Marcia Curtis
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
as Marlys Baptiste
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)
as Self
Tribulation (2000)
as Eileen Canboro
WindRunner (1994)
as Sally 'Mom' Cima
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
as Mrs. Muldroone
I'll Be Seeing You (2004)
as Frances Grolier
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)
as Self
Vanishing Act (1986)
as Chris Kenyon
The Making of 'Superman II' (1983)
as Lois Lane (uncredited)
The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)
as Self
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
as Miss Peebs
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
Crime and Punishment (2002)
as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Beanstalk (1994)
as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
as Solitaire (voice)
92 in the Shade (1975)
as Miranda
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
as Self
Louisiana (1984)
as Virginia Tregan
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
The Neighborhood (2017)
as Maggie
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2008)
as Dorothy
Collectormania 6 (2004)
as Self
The Red Maple Leaf (2017)
as Dr. Amanda Walker
The Making of 'Superman III' (1985)
as Self
Willie & Phil (1980)
as Jeannette Sutherland
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed (2019)
as Delilah Higgins
The Dependables (2014)
as Jean Dempsey
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (1999)
as Melanie Kelly
Trenchcoat (1983)
as Mickey Raymond
The Box Collector (2008)
as Beth
Picking Up the Pieces (1985)
as Lynette Harding
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973)
as Helen
The Big Fat Stone (2014)
as Madge
3 of a Kind (2012)
as Claire
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001)
as Self
The Clown at Midnight (1999)
as Ellen Gibby
Chicks with Sticks (2005)
as Edith Taymore
Bus Stop (1982)
as Cherie
The Glitter Dome (1984)
as Willie
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
as Adeline
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001)
as Self
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
as Zazel
The Last Sign (2005)
as Endora
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (1994)
as Rebecca Madison
HENRi (2013)
as Dr. Calvin
No Deposit (2015)
as Margie Ryan
The Marvelous Land of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Servitude (2012)
as Mrs. Crank
One Woman's Courage (1994)
as Stella Jenson
Never Met Picasso (1997)
as Genna Magnus
Little Treasure (1985)
as Margo
Common Ground (2000)
as Mrs. Nelson
Bloodknot (1995)
as Evelyn
Honky Tonk (1974)
as Lucy Cotton
A Single Woman (2008)
as Storyteller
Mob Story (1989)
as Dolores
The Hi-Line (2000)
as Laura Johnson
La Florida (1993)
as Vivy Lamori
Calling the Shots (1988)
as Self
The Emerald City of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
The 12 Days of Black Christmas (2006)
as Self
Someone Is Watching (2000)
as Sally Beckert
Suddenly Single (1971)
as Jackie
The Dion Brothers (1974)
as Margie
Society's Child (2002)
as Joan
Miss Right (1982)
as Juliette
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1969)
as Rosie
A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974)
as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Heartaches (1981)
as Rita Harris
Matt's Chance (2013)
as Mother Mable
Keeping Track (1987)
as Mickey Tremaine
The Bounty Man (1972)
as Mae
For God's Sake, Get Out! (2005)
as Self
The Teddy Bears' Scare (1998)
as Mrs. Jones (voice)
Robber's Roost (—)
Actor
Universal Signs (2008)
as Rose Callahan
The Pornographer (1994)
as Irene
Sarina's Song (2011)
as Maggie
Body of Evidence (1988)
as Carol Dwyer
Pygmalion (1983)
as Eliza Doolittle
White Room (1990)
as Madelaine X
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye (2005)
as Dorothy M. Johnson
Young Ivanhoe (1995)
as Lady Margarite
Something Evil Comes (2009)
as Claudia
Henry & Verlin (1994)
as Mabel
Black Christmas Legacy (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Silent Cradle (1997)
as Cindy Wilson
Ozma of Oz (1987)
as Narrator
Nightmare Man (1999)
as Lillian Hannibal
Martinis and Murder (2009)
Actor
The Suicide Club (1973)
as Gerry
Speaking Our Peace (1985)
as Narrator
Death 4 Told (2004)
as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")