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Margot Kidder
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 17, 1948
Day of Death
May 13, 2018
Age at Death
69 years old
Place of Birth
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Popularity Score
2.0
Filmography
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive
2023TV
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Delilah Higgins
2019Movie
The Neighborhood
Maggie
2017Movie
The Red Maple Leaf
Dr. Amanda Walker
2017Movie
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
No Deposit
Margie Ryan
2015Movie
The Dependables
Jean Dempsey
2014Movie
The Big Fat Stone
Madge
2014Movie
Matt's Chance
Mother Mable
2013Movie
HENRi
Dr. Calvin
2013Movie
Real Gangsters
Stella Kelly
2013Movie
3 of a Kind
Claire
2012Movie
Servitude
Mrs. Crank
2012Movie
Sarina's Song
Maggie
2011Movie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Marlys Baptiste
2011Movie
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2010Movie
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Mrs. Worthington
2010TV
Halloween II
Barbara Collier
2009Movie
Martinis and Murder
2009Movie
Something Evil Comes
Claudia
2009Movie
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Dorothy
2008Movie
The Box Collector
Beth
2008Movie
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
2008Movie
A Single Woman
Storyteller
2008Movie
Universal Signs
Rose Callahan
2008Movie
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006Movie
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Lois Lane
2006Movie
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
2006Movie
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
2006Movie
Brothers and Sisters
Emily Craft
2006TV
The Last Sign
Endora
2005Movie
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005Movie
Chicks with Sticks
Edith Taymore
2005Movie
Cool Money
Peggy Comfort
2005Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
2005Movie
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Dorothy M. Johnson
2005Movie
Robson Arms
2005TV
I'll Be Seeing You
Frances Grolier
2004Movie
Death 4 Told
Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
2004Movie
Collectormania 6
Self
2004Movie
The L Word
Sandy Ziskin
2004TV
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003Movie
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Angel Blade
Frida
2002Movie
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
2002Movie
Society's Child
Joan
2002Movie
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
2001Movie
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
2001Movie
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2001Movie
Smallville
Bridgette Crosby
2001TV
Common Ground
Mrs. Nelson
2000Movie
Tribulation
Eileen Canboro
2000Movie
Someone Is Watching
Sally Beckert
2000Movie
The Hi-Line
Laura Johnson
2000Movie
The Clown at Midnight
Ellen Gibby
1999Movie
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Melanie Kelly
1999Movie
The Annihilation of Fish
Mrs. Muldroone
1999Movie
Nightmare Man
Lillian Hannibal
1999Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace Mayberry
1999TV
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Mrs. Jones (voice)
1998Movie
Silent Cradle
Cindy Wilson
1997Movie
The Planet of Junior Brown
Miss Peebs
1997Movie
Never Met Picasso
Genna Magnus
1997Movie
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Sol
1997Movie
The Hunger
Helen Sloan
1997TV
Earth: Final Conflict
Dr. Josephine Mataros
1997TV
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996TV
Boston Common
Cookie
1996TV
Young Ivanhoe
Lady Margarite
1995Movie
Bloodknot
Evelyn
1995Movie
The Outer Limits
Serena
1995TV
Maverick
Margret Mary (uncredited)
1994Movie
The Pornographer
Irene
1994Movie
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Rebecca Madison
1994Movie
Beanstalk
Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
1994Movie
Henry & Verlin
Mabel
1994Movie
WindRunner
Sally 'Mom' Cima
1994Movie
One Woman's Courage
Stella Jenson
1994Movie
Touched by an Angel
Rita Lasky
1994TV
Phantom 2040
1994TV
Burke's Law
Joy Adams
1994TV
La Florida
Vivy Lamori
1993Movie
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993TV
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
1992Movie
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
1992TV
Delirious
Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
1991Movie
White Room
Madelaine X
1990Movie
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gaia (voice)
1990TV
Mob Story
Dolores
1989Movie
Tales from the Crypt
Cynthia
1989TV
Body of Evidence
Carol Dwyer
1988Movie
Calling the Shots
Self
1988Movie
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lois Lane
1987Movie
Ozma of Oz
Narrator
1987Movie
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Narrator
1987Movie
The Emerald City of Oz
Narrator
1987Movie
Keeping Track
Mickey Tremaine
1987Movie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Narrator
1987Movie
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987Movie
Shell Game
1987TV
Vanishing Act
Chris Kenyon
1986Movie
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
1986Movie
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Solitaire (voice)
1986Movie
Little Treasure
Margo
1985Movie
Speaking Our Peace
Narrator
1985Movie
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
1985Movie
Picking Up the Pieces
Lynette Harding
1985Movie
Louisiana
Virginia Tregan
1984Movie
The Glitter Dome
Willie
1984Movie
Murder, She Wrote
Ellen Holden
1984TV
Superman III
Lois Lane
1983Movie
Trenchcoat
Mickey Raymond
1983Movie
Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
1983Movie
The Making of 'Superman II'
Lois Lane (uncredited)
1983Movie
The Hitchhiker
Jane Reynolds
1983TV
Pygmalion
Co-Producer
1983Movie
Some Kind of Hero
Toni Donovan
1982Movie
Miss Right
Juliette
1982Movie
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982Movie
Bus Stop
Cherie
1982Movie
Heartaches
Rita Harris
1981Movie
Superman II
Lois Lane
1980Movie
Willie & Phil
Jeannette Sutherland
1980Movie
The Amityville Horror
Kathy Lutz
1979Movie
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Self
1979Movie
Superman
Lois Lane
1978Movie
Shoot the Sun Down
The Woman from England
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
92 in the Shade
Miranda
1975Movie
The Great Waldo Pepper
Maude
1975Movie
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Marcia Curtis
1975Movie
Switch
Andrea Morris
1975TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Black Christmas
Barb
1974Movie
The Dion Brothers
Margie
1974Movie
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
1974Movie
Honky Tonk
Lucy Cotton
1974Movie
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974TV
Sisters
Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
1973Movie
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Helen
1973Movie
The Suicide Club
Gerry
1973Movie
Barnaby Jones
Lori Wright
1973TV
The Bounty Man
Mae
1972Movie
Banacek
Linda Carsini
1972TV
Suddenly Single
Jackie
1971Movie
Nichols
Ruth
1971TV
Film '72
Self
1971TV
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Zazel
1970Movie
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor)
1970TV
Gaily, Gaily
Adeline
1969Movie
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Rosie
1969Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968TV
The Mod Squad
Claire Allen
1968TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
Robber's Roost
—Movie