Margot Kidder
Acting
Born: October 17, 1948 · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Died: May 13, 2018 (aged 69)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Smallville
2001
Superman
1978
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Superman II
1980
Superman III
1983
Maverick
1994
Halloween II
2009
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
The Amityville Horror
1979
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Black Christmas
1974
The L Word
2004
Photos (12)
Movies (102)
Superman
Lois Lane
Superman II
Lois Lane
Maverick
Margret Mary (uncredited)
Superman III
Lois Lane
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lois Lane
Halloween II
Barbara Collier
The Amityville Horror
Kathy Lutz
Black Christmas
Barb
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Lois Lane (archive footage)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Lois Lane
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
Delirious
Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
The Great Waldo Pepper
Maude
Angel Blade
Frida
Sisters
Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Some Kind of Hero
Toni Donovan
Louisiana
Virginia Tregan
Real Gangsters
Stella Kelly
Vanishing Act
Chris Kenyon
Beanstalk
Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Dorothy
The Neighborhood
Maggie
Cool Money
Peggy Comfort
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Lois Lane (archive footage)
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Common Ground
Mrs. Nelson
Tribulation
Eileen Canboro
Trenchcoat
Mickey Raymond
3 of a Kind
Claire
WindRunner
Sally 'Mom' Cima
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Marcia Curtis
The Dependables
Jean Dempsey
The Last Sign
Endora
The Glitter Dome
Willie
Willie & Phil
Jeannette Sutherland
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Sol
The Making of 'Superman II'
Lois Lane (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Lucy Cotton
The Big Fat Stone
Madge
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
White Room
Madelaine X
I'll Be Seeing You
Frances Grolier
Bloodknot
Evelyn
The Box Collector
Beth
Shoot the Sun Down
The Woman from England
The Clown at Midnight
Ellen Gibby
Silent Cradle
Cindy Wilson
Heartaches
Rita Harris
No Deposit
Margie Ryan
Bus Stop
Cherie
The Annihilation of Fish
Mrs. Muldroone
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Solitaire (voice)
Young Ivanhoe
Lady Margarite
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Marlys Baptiste
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Melanie Kelly
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Zazel
The Bounty Man
Mae
Miss Right
Juliette
The Red Maple Leaf
Dr. Amanda Walker
Gaily, Gaily
Adeline
Never Met Picasso
Genna Magnus
Little Treasure
Margo
The Dion Brothers
Margie
Henry & Verlin
Mabel
Servitude
Mrs. Crank
Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
92 in the Shade
Miranda
Someone Is Watching
Sally Beckert
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Delilah Higgins
Body of Evidence
Carol Dwyer
The Hi-Line
Laura Johnson
Universal Signs
Rose Callahan
La Florida
Vivy Lamori
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Rebecca Madison
Matt's Chance
Mother Mable
Keeping Track
Mickey Tremaine
Suddenly Single
Jackie
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Rosie
A Single Woman
Storyteller
Society's Child
Joan
The Planet of Junior Brown
Miss Peebs
Mob Story
Dolores
Chicks with Sticks
Edith Taymore
The Suicide Club
Gerry
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Narrator
The Emerald City of Oz
Narrator
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Narrator
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Helen
Something Evil Comes
Claudia
Nightmare Man
Lillian Hannibal
HENRi
Dr. Calvin
The Pornographer
Irene
Death 4 Told
Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
Picking Up the Pieces
Lynette Harding
Ozma of Oz
Narrator
Martinis and Murder
2009
One Woman's Courage
Stella Jenson
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Dorothy M. Johnson
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Speaking Our Peace
Narrator
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Mrs. Jones (voice)
TV Shows (26)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace Mayberry · 1 eps
Smallville
Bridgette Crosby · 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Ellen Holden · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Rita Lasky · 1 eps
Earth: Final Conflict
Dr. Josephine Mataros · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Serena · 1 eps
Brothers and Sisters
Emily Craft · 2 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Cynthia · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Lori Wright · 1 eps
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1 eps
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Mrs. Worthington · 1 eps
The L Word
Sandy Ziskin · 1 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gaia (voice) · 4 eps
The Hitchhiker
Jane Reynolds · 1 eps
The Hunger
Helen Sloan · 1 eps
Switch
Andrea Morris · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
Claire Allen · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Joy Adams · 1 eps
Banacek
Linda Carsini · 1 eps
Boston Common
Cookie · 6 eps
Nichols
Ruth · 24 eps
Robson Arms
26 eps
Phantom 2040
35 eps
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor) · 1 eps
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Sportscar driver · 1 eps
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Collectormania 6
Self
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive · 4 eps
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Self
Calling the Shots
Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self