Margot Kidder
Known for

Acting

Credits

151

Gender

Woman

Birthday

17 Oct 1948

Day of death

13 May 2018 (69)

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

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margot Kidder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2019Puppy Swap: Love UnleashedDelilah Higgins
2017The Red Maple LeafDr. Amanda Walker
2017The NeighborhoodMaggie
2017Superman The Movie: Extended CutLois Lane
Speaking Our PeaceNarrator
2015No DepositMargie Ryan
2015Black Christmas LegacySelf (archive footage)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf (archive footage)
2014Pride of LionsJean Dempsey
2014The Big Fat StoneMadge
2013HENRiDr. Calvin
2013Real GangstersStella Kelly
2013Matt's ChanceMother Mable
20123 of a KindClaire
2012ServitudeMrs. Crank
2011Sarina's SongMaggie
2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadMarlys Baptiste
2010R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourMrs. Worthington
2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC ComicsLois Lane (archive footage)
2009Halloween IIBarbara Collier
2009Something Evil ComesClaudia
2009Martinis and Murder
2008On the Other Hand, DeathDorothy
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf
2008The Box CollectorBeth
2008A Single WomanStoryteller
2008Universal SignsRose Callahan
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutLois Lane
2006Brothers and SistersEmily Craft
2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanSelf
2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanSelf
2006The 12 Days of Black ChristmasSelf
2005The Last SignEndora
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydMrs. Potter
2005Chicks with SticksEdith Taymore
2005Cool MoneyPeggy Comfort
2005Robson Arms
2005For God's Sake, Get Out!Self
2005Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her EyeDorothy M. Johnson
2004The L WordSandy Ziskin
2004I'll Be Seeing YouFrances Grolier
2004Death 4 ToldMadam Badeau
2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
2002Crime and PunishmentMrs. Katerina Marmelodov
2002Angel BladeFrida
2002Society's ChildJoan
2001SmallvilleBridgette Crosby
2001Once Upon a Time: The Super HeroesLois Lane (archive footage)
2001Making 'Superman': Filming the LegendSelf
2001Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'Self
2000Common GroundMrs. Nelson
2000TribulationEileen Canboro
2000The Hi-LineLaura Johnson
2000Someone Is WatchingSally Beckert
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGrace Mayberry
1999Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex KellyMelanie Kelly
1999The Annihilation of FishMrs. Muldroone
1999Nightmare ManLillian Hannibal
1998The Clown at MidnightEllen Gibby
1998The Teddy Bears' ScareMrs. Jones (voice)
1997Earth: Final ConflictDr. Josephine Mataros
1997The HungerHelen Sloan
1997Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My HomeworkSol
1997The Planet of Junior BrownMiss Peebs
1997Silent CradleCindy Wilson
1996Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996Boston CommonCookie
1996Never Met PicassoGenna Magnus
1995The Outer LimitsSerena
1995BloodknotEvelyn
1995Young IvanhoeLady Margarite
1994MaverickMargret Mary (uncredited)
1994Touched by an AngelRita Lasky
1994Phantom 2040
1994BeanstalkDoctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
1994WindRunnerSally 'Mom' Cima
1994Burke's LawJoy Adams
1994Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who WalksRebecca Madison
1994Henry & VerlinMabel
1994The PornographerIrene
1994One Woman's CourageStella Jenson
1993La FloridaVivy Lamori
1993Intimate PortraitSelf
1992To Catch a KillerRachel Grayson
1992To Catch a KillerRachel Grayson
1991DeliriousWoman in Washroom (uncredited)
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersGaia (voice)
1990White RoomMadelaine X
1989Tales from the CryptCynthia
1989Mob Story
1988Body of EvidenceCarol Dwyer
1988Calling the ShotsSelf
1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceLois Lane
1987Keeping TrackMickey Tremaine
1987The Wonderful Wizard of OzNarrator
1987The Grand Knockout TournamentSelf
1987Shell Game
1987Ozma of OzNarrator
1987The Marvelous Land of OzNarrator
1987The Emerald City of OzNarrator
1986Vanishing ActChris Kenyon
1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock LordsSolitaire (voice)
1986The Canadian Conspiracy
1985Little TreasureMargo
1985The Making of 'Superman III'Self
1985Picking Up the PiecesLynette Harding
1984Murder, She WroteEllen Holden
1984The Glitter DomeWillie
1984LouisianaVirginia Tregan
1983Superman IIILois Lane
1983The HitchhikerJane Reynolds
1983TrenchcoatMickey Raymond
1983PygmalionEliza Doolittle
1982Some Kind of HeroToni Donovan
1982The Making of 'Superman II'Lois Lane (uncredited)
1982Miss RightJuliette
1982Bus StopCherie
1981HeartachesRita Harris
1980Superman IILois Lane
1980Willie and PhilJeannette Sutherland
1980The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Self
1979The Amityville HorrorKathy Lutz
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoSelf
1978SupermanLois Lane
1978Shoot the Sun DownThe Woman from England
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975The Great Waldo PepperMaude
1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudMarcia Curtis
1975SwitchAndrea Morris
197592 in the ShadeMiranda
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1974Black ChristmasBarb
1974The Dion BrothersMargie
1974A Quiet Day in BelfastBrigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
1974Am laufenden BandSelf - Guest
1974Honky TonkLucy Cotton
1973SistersDanielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
1973Barnaby JonesLori Wright
1973Such Dust as Dreams Are Made OnHelen
1973The Suicide ClubGerry
1972The Bounty ManMae
1971NicholsRuth
1971Suddenly SingleJackie
1970Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the BronxZazel
1970Adventures in Rainbow CountrySportscar driver
1970Adventures in Rainbow CountryDr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor)
1969Gaily, GailyAdeline
1969The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to KaladarRosie
1968The Mod Squad
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf