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