Margot Kidder
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.
Known For
Lois Lane
Superman
Lois Lane
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Sisters
Kathy Lutz
The Amityville Horror
Barbara Collier
Halloween II
Lois Lane
Superman II
Lois Lane
Superman III
Margret Mary (uncredited)
Maverick
Dorothy
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Toni Donovan
Some Kind of Hero
Miranda
92 in the Shade
Beth
The Box Collector
Barb
Black Christmas
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Narrator
Ozma of Oz
Endora
The Last Sign
Rachel Grayson
To Catch a Killer
Mrs. Nelson
Common Ground
Maude
The Great Waldo Pepper
Irene
The Pornographer
Frida
Angel Blade
Mickey Raymond
Trenchcoat
Self (archive footage)
Black Christmas Legacy
Eileen Canboro
Tribulation
Zazel
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Marcia Curtis
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Martinis and Murder
Self
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Rebecca Madison
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Crime and Punishment
Sally Beckert
Someone Is Watching
Edith Taymore
Chicks with Sticks
Eliza Doolittle
Pygmalion
Adeline
Gaily, Gaily
Frances Grolier
I'll Be Seeing You
Rosie
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Virginia Tregan
Louisiane
Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
Beanstalk
Mother Mable
Matt's Chance
Dr. Calvin
HENRi
The Woman from England
Shoot the Sun Down
Narrator
The Emerald City of Oz
Narrator
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Lady Margarite
Young Ivanhoe
Madelaine X
White Room
Mabel
Henry & Verlin
Jackie
Suddenly Single
Mickey Tremaine
Keeping Track
Margo
Little Treasure
Peggy Comfort
Cool Money
Chris Kenyon
Vanishing Act
Cindy Wilson
Silent Cradle
Vivy Lamori
La Florida
Jean Dempsey
The Dependables
Narrator
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Juliette
Miss Right
Sally 'Mom' Cima
WindRunner
Ellen Gibby
The Clown at Midnight
Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
Delirious
Miss Peebs
The Planet of Junior Brown
Jeannette Sutherland
Willie & Phil
Stella Kelly
Real Gangsters
Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Melanie Kelly
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Mrs. Muldroone
The Annihilation of Fish
Narrator
Speaking Our Peace
Self
The Making of 'Superman III'
Claire
3 of a Kind
Claudia
Something Evil Comes
Lynette Harding
Picking Up the Pieces
Willie
The Glitter Dome
Evelyn
Bloodknot
Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Rita Harris
Heartaches
Helen
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Maggie
Sarina's Song
Madge
The Big Fat Stone
Margie Ryan
No Deposit
Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
Death 4 Told
Stella Jenson
One Woman's Courage
Mrs. Jones (voice)
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Laura Johnson
The Hi-Line
Dolores
Mob Story
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Lois Lane (uncredited)
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Maggie
The Neighborhood
Margie
The Gravy Train
Joan
Society's Child
Genna Magnus
Never Met Picasso
Mae
The Bounty Man
Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Storyteller
A Single Woman
Self
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Rose Callahan
Universal Signs
Lois Lane (archive footage)
De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros
Gerry
The Suicide Club
Solitaire (voice)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Lois Lane
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Mrs. Crank
Servitude
Carol Dwyer
Body of Evidence
Sol
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Dr. Amanda Walker
The Red Maple Leaf
Delilah Higgins
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Cherie
Bus Stop
Marlys Baptiste
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Self
Calling the Shots
Lucy Cotton
Honky Tonk
Dorothy M. Johnson
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Self
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Lois Lane (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Lillian Hannibal
Nightmare Man
Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Robber's Roost
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
119
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-10-17
Place of Birth
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Also Known As
瑪歌潔泰