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