Margot Kidder
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-10-17
Day of Death
2018-05-13 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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
Acting
(2019)
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
as Delilah Higgins
(2017)
The Red Maple Leaf
as Dr. Amanda Walker
(2017)
The Neighborhood
as Maggie
(2015)
Black Christmas Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
No Deposit
as Margie Ryan
(2014)
The Dependables
as Jean Dempsey
(2014)
The Big Fat Stone
as Madge
(2013)
Real Gangsters
as Stella Kelly
(2013)
HENRi
as Dr. Calvin
(2013)
Matt's Chance
as Mother Mable
(2012)
Servitude
as Mrs. Crank
(2012)
3 of a Kind
as Claire
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Marlys Baptiste
(2011)
Sarina's Song
as Maggie
(2010)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
(2009)
Halloween II
as Barbara Collier
(2009)
Something Evil Comes
as Claudia
(2009)
(2008)
Universal Signs
as Rose Callahan
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
The Box Collector
as Beth
(2008)
A Single Woman
as Storyteller
(2006)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Lois Lane
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
The Last Sign
as Endora
(2005)
Chicks with Sticks
as Edith Taymore
(2005)
Cool Money
as Peggy Comfort
(2005)
For God's Sake, Get Out!
as Self
(2005)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
(2005)
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
as Dorothy M. Johnson
(2004)
I'll Be Seeing You
as Frances Grolier
(2004)
Death 4 Told
as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
(2003)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
(2002)
Crime and Punishment
as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
(2002)
Angel Blade
as Frida
(2002)
Society's Child
as Joan
(2001)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Lois Lane (archive footage)
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Someone Is Watching
as Sally Beckert
(2000)
Common Ground
as Mrs. Nelson
(2000)
Tribulation
as Eileen Canboro
(2000)
The Hi-Line
as Laura Johnson
(1999)
Nightmare Man
as Lillian Hannibal
(1999)
The Annihilation of Fish
as Mrs. Muldroone
(1999)
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
as Melanie Kelly
(1998)
The Clown at Midnight
as Ellen Gibby
(1998)
The Teddy Bears' Scare
as Mrs. Jones (voice)
(1997)
(1997)
Silent Cradle
as Cindy Wilson
(1997)
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Miss Peebs
(1996)
Never Met Picasso
as Genna Magnus
(1995)
Young Ivanhoe
as Lady Margarite
(1995)
Bloodknot
as Evelyn
(1994)
Maverick
as Margret Mary (uncredited)
(1994)
Henry & Verlin
as Mabel
(1994)
Beanstalk
as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
(1994)
The Pornographer
as Irene
(1994)
WindRunner
as Sally 'Mom' Cima
(1994)
One Woman's Courage
as Stella Jenson
(1994)
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
as Rebecca Madison
(1993)
La Florida
as Vivy Lamori
(1992)
To Catch a Killer
as Rachel Grayson
(1991)
Delirious
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
(1990)
White Room
as Madelaine X
(1989)
Mob Story
as Dolores
(1988)
Calling the Shots
as Self
(1988)
Body of Evidence
as Carol Dwyer
(1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Lois Lane
(1987)
(1987)
The Marvelous Land of Oz
as Narrator
(1987)
Keeping Track
as Mickey Tremaine
(1987)
The Emerald City of Oz
as Narrator
(1987)
Ozma of Oz
as Narrator
(1987)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Narrator
(1986)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
as Solitaire (voice)
(1986)
Vanishing Act
as Chris Kenyon
(1986)
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
(1985)
Little Treasure
as Margo
(1985)
Speaking Our Peace
as Narrator
(1985)
The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
(1985)
Picking Up the Pieces
as Lynette Harding
(1984)
The Glitter Dome
as Willie
(1984)
Louisiana
as Virginia Tregan
(1983)
Superman III
as Lois Lane
(1983)
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Lois Lane (uncredited)
(1983)
Pygmalion
as Eliza Doolittle
(1983)
Trenchcoat
as Mickey Raymond
(1982)
Some Kind of Hero
as Toni Donovan
(1982)
Miss Right
as Juliette
(1982)
Bus Stop
as Cherie
(1982)
(1981)
Heartaches
as Rita Harris
(1980)
Superman II
as Lois Lane
(1980)
Willie & Phil
as Jeannette Sutherland
(1979)
The Amityville Horror
as Kathy Lutz
(1979)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
as Self
(1978)
Superman
as Lois Lane
(1978)
Shoot the Sun Down
as The Woman from England
(1975)
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
as Marcia Curtis
(1975)
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Maude
(1975)
92 in the Shade
as Miranda
(1974)
A Quiet Day in Belfast
as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
(1974)
Honky Tonk
as Lucy Cotton
(1974)
The Dion Brothers
as Margie
(1974)
Black Christmas
as Barb
(1973)
The Suicide Club
as Gerry
(1973)
Sisters
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
(1973)
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
as Helen
(1972)
The Bounty Man
as Mae
(1971)
Suddenly Single
as Jackie
(1970)
(1969)
Gaily, Gaily
as Adeline
(1969)
Crew
(1983)
Pygmalion
Co-Producer