Margot Kidder
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1948-10-17
- Died
- 2018-05-13
- Place of birth
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Also known as
- 瑪歌潔泰 · Margaret Ruth Kidder · マーゴット・キダー
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
TV Shows (35)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Grace Mayberry
Smallville
2001
as Bridgette Crosby
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ellen Holden
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Emily Craft
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Rita Lasky
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995
as Serena
The L Word
2004
as Sandy Ziskin
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Cynthia
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Mrs. Worthington
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Dr. Josephine Mataros
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Jane Reynolds
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Lori Wright
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Gaia (voice)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Switch
1975
as Andrea Morris
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
The Mod Squad
1968
as Claire Allen
The Hunger
1997
as Helen Sloan
Banacek
1972
as Linda Carsini
Burke's Law
1994
as Joy Adams
Boston Common
1996
as Cookie
Nichols
1971
as Ruth
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
Robson Arms
2005
Phantom 2040
1994
Adventures in Rainbow Country
1970
as Sportscar driver / Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor)
To Catch a Killer
1992
as Rachel Grayson
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023
as Self- Archive
Shell Game
1987
Movies (119)
Superman
1978
as Lois Lane
Superman II
1980
as Lois Lane
The Amityville Horror
1979
as Kathy Lutz
Halloween II
2009
as Barbara Collier
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Lois Lane
Real Gangsters
2013
as Stella Kelly
Maverick
1994
as Margret Mary (uncredited)
Willie & Phil
1980
as Jeannette Sutherland
Black Christmas
1974
as Barb
Superman III
1983
as Lois Lane
Angel Blade
2002
as Frida
Cool Money
2005
as Peggy Comfort
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Sisters
1973
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Trenchcoat
1983
as Mickey Raymond
Louisiana
1984
as Virginia Tregan
Tribulation
2000
as Eileen Canboro
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Lois Lane
Vanishing Act
1986
as Chris Kenyon
WindRunner
1994
as Sally 'Mom' Cima
The Glitter Dome
1984
as Willie
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Sol
The Neighborhood
2017
as Maggie
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
as Maude
Delirious
1991
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979
as Self
To Catch a Killer
1992
as Rachel Grayson
The Annihilation of Fish
1999
as Mrs. Muldroone
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
as Solitaire (voice)
Beanstalk
1994
as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
I'll Be Seeing You
2004
as Frances Grolier
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Lois Lane (uncredited)
Some Kind of Hero
1982
as Toni Donovan
The Last Sign
2005
as Endora
Someone Is Watching
2000
as Sally Beckert
The Clown at Midnight
1999
as Ellen Gibby
La Florida
1993
as Vivy Lamori
Society's Child
2002
as Joan
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
1994
as Rebecca Madison
Chicks with Sticks
2005
as Edith Taymore
The Hi-Line
2000
as Laura Johnson
Gaily, Gaily
1969
as Adeline
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Common Ground
2000
as Mrs. Nelson
Something Evil Comes
2009
as Claudia
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1970
as Zazel
The Big Fat Stone
2014
as Madge
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
2008
as Dorothy
The Dion Brothers
1974
as Margie
3 of a Kind
2012
as Claire
The Bounty Man
1972
as Mae
The Dependables
2014
as Jean Dempsey
Heartaches
1981
as Rita Harris
92 in the Shade
1975
as Miranda
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Marlys Baptiste
Sarina's Song
2011
as Maggie
A Single Woman
2008
as Storyteller
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Never Met Picasso
1997
as Genna Magnus
Servitude
2012
as Mrs. Crank
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
as Miss Peebs
The Red Maple Leaf
2017
as Dr. Amanda Walker
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975
as Marcia Curtis
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1987
as Narrator
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
as Lynette Harding
The Box Collector
2008
as Beth
Calling the Shots
1988
as Self
Little Treasure
1985
as Margo
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
2005
as Dorothy M. Johnson
The Suicide Club
1973
as Gerry
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Young Ivanhoe
1995
as Lady Margarite
Silent Cradle
1997
as Cindy Wilson
Bloodknot
1995
as Evelyn
Robber's Roost
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
1969
as Rosie
Shoot the Sun Down
1978
as The Woman from England
Honky Tonk
1974
as Lucy Cotton
Bus Stop
1982
as Cherie
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
2019
as Delilah Higgins
Body of Evidence
1988
as Carol Dwyer
Pygmalion
1983
as Eliza Doolittle
Martinis and Murder
2009
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
as Self
Henry & Verlin
1994
as Mabel
Matt's Chance
2013
as Mother Mable
Black Christmas Legacy
2015
as Self (archive footage)
No Deposit
2015
as Margie Ryan
The Emerald City of Oz
1987
as Narrator
Ozma of Oz
1987
as Narrator
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
as Self
One Woman's Courage
1994
as Stella Jenson
The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987
as Narrator
A Quiet Day in Belfast
1974
as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973
as Helen
Mob Story
1989
as Dolores
Universal Signs
2008
as Rose Callahan
The Pornographer
1994
as Irene
Suddenly Single
1971
as Jackie
The Teddy Bears' Scare
1998
as Mrs. Jones (voice)
White Room
1990
as Madelaine X
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999
as Melanie Kelly
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
as Self
Keeping Track
1987
as Mickey Tremaine
Speaking Our Peace
1985
as Narrator
Death 4 Told
2004
as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005
as Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Miss Right
1982
as Juliette
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006
as Self
Nightmare Man
1999
as Lillian Hannibal
HENRi
2013
as Dr. Calvin
About Margot Kidder
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 sever… With 154 credits spanning from 1962 to 2023, Margot Kidder has appeared in 119 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Margot Kidder Movies
- Superman (1978) — as Lois Lane
- Superman II (1980) — as Lois Lane
- The Amityville Horror (1979) — as Kathy Lutz
- Halloween II (2009) — as Barbara Collier
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — as Lois Lane
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