Acting
Margot Kidder
EN, FR cinema · 121 credits
Born
17 October 1948
Died
13 May 2018 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Also known as 瑪歌潔泰 · Margaret Ruth Kidder · マーゴット・キダー
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
Filmography
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
as Delilah Higgins
The Neighborhood
as Maggie
The Red Maple Leaf
as Dr. Amanda Walker
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
No Deposit
as Margie Ryan
The Dependables
as Jean Dempsey
The Big Fat Stone
as Madge
Matt's Chance
as Mother Mable
HENRi
as Dr. Calvin
Real Gangsters
as Stella Kelly
3 of a Kind
as Claire
Servitude
as Mrs. Crank
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Marlys Baptiste
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Halloween II
as Barbara Collier
Something Evil Comes
as Claudia
A Single Woman
as Storyteller
Universal Signs
as Rose Callahan
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Lois Lane
The Last Sign
as Endora
Chicks with Sticks
as Edith Taymore
Cool Money
as Peggy Comfort
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
as Dorothy M. Johnson
I'll Be Seeing You
as Frances Grolier
Death 4 Told
as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Angel Blade
as Frida
Crime and Punishment
as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Society's Child
as Joan
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Common Ground
as Mrs. Nelson
Tribulation
as Eileen Canboro
Someone Is Watching
as Sally Beckert
The Hi-Line
as Laura Johnson
The Clown at Midnight
as Ellen Gibby
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
as Melanie Kelly
The Annihilation of Fish
as Mrs. Muldroone
Nightmare Man
as Lillian Hannibal
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
The Teddy Bears' Scare
as Mrs. Jones (voice)
Silent Cradle
as Cindy Wilson
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Miss Peebs
Never Met Picasso
as Genna Magnus
Young Ivanhoe
as Lady Margarite
Bloodknot
as Evelyn
Maverick
as Margret Mary (uncredited)
The Pornographer
as Irene
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
as Rebecca Madison
Beanstalk
as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
Henry & Verlin
as Mabel
WindRunner
as Sally 'Mom' Cima
One Woman's Courage
as Stella Jenson
La Florida
as Vivy Lamori
To Catch a Killer
as Rachel Grayson
Delirious
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
White Room
as Madelaine X
Mob Story
as Dolores
Body of Evidence
as Carol Dwyer
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Lois Lane
Ozma of Oz
as Narrator
The Marvelous Land of Oz
as Narrator
The Emerald City of Oz
as Narrator
Keeping Track
as Mickey Tremaine
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Narrator
Vanishing Act
as Chris Kenyon
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Solitaire (voice)
Little Treasure
as Margo
Speaking Our Peace
as Narrator
Picking Up the Pieces
as Lynette Harding
Louisiana
as Virginia Tregan
The Glitter Dome
as Willie
Superman III
as Lois Lane
Trenchcoat
as Mickey Raymond
Pygmalion
as Eliza Doolittle, Co-Producer
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Lois Lane (uncredited)
Some Kind of Hero
as Toni Donovan
Miss Right
as Juliette
Bus Stop
as Cherie
Heartaches
as Rita Harris
Superman II
as Lois Lane
Willie & Phil
as Jeannette Sutherland
The Amityville Horror
as Kathy Lutz
Superman
as Lois Lane
Shoot the Sun Down
as The Woman from England
92 in the Shade
as Miranda
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
as Marcia Curtis
Black Christmas
as Barb
The Dion Brothers
as Margie
A Quiet Day in Belfast
as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Honky Tonk
as Lucy Cotton
Sisters
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Suddenly Single
as Jackie
Gaily, Gaily
as Adeline
