Margot Kidder
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1948
- Died
- May 13, 2018 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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.
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Filmography
Robber's Roost
Movie
Amityville: An Origin Story
TV · as Self- Archive · 4 eps
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Movie · as Delilah Higgins
The Neighborhood
Movie · as Maggie
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie · as Dr. Amanda Walker
Black Christmas Legacy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
No Deposit
Movie · as Margie Ryan
The Dependables
Movie · as Jean Dempsey
The Big Fat Stone
Movie · as Madge
Matt's Chance
Movie · as Mother Mable
HENRi
Movie · as Dr. Calvin
Real Gangsters
Movie · as Stella Kelly
3 of a Kind
Movie · as Claire
Servitude
Movie · as Mrs. Crank
Sarina's Song
Movie · as Maggie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Movie · as Marlys Baptiste
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Movie · as Lois Lane (archive footage)
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
TV · as Mrs. Worthington · 1 ep
Halloween II
Movie · as Barbara Collier
Martinis and Murder
Movie
Something Evil Comes
Movie · as Claudia
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Movie · as Dorothy
The Box Collector
Movie · as Beth
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Movie · as Self
A Single Woman
Movie · as Storyteller
Universal Signs
Movie · as Rose Callahan
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Movie · as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Movie · as Lois Lane
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Movie · as Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Movie · as Self
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Emily Craft · 2 eps
The Last Sign
Movie · as Endora
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Movie · as Self
Chicks with Sticks
Movie · as Edith Taymore
Cool Money
Movie · as Peggy Comfort
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie · as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Movie · as Dorothy M. Johnson
Robson Arms
TV · 26 eps
I'll Be Seeing You
Movie · as Frances Grolier
Death 4 Told
Movie · as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
Collectormania 6
Movie · as Self
The L Word
TV · as Sandy Ziskin · 1 ep
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Angel Blade
Movie · as Frida
Crime and Punishment
Movie · as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Society's Child
Movie · as Joan
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Movie · as Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Movie · as Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie · as Lois Lane (archive footage)
Smallville
TV · as Bridgette Crosby · 2 eps
Common Ground
Movie · as Mrs. Nelson
Tribulation
Movie · as Eileen Canboro
Someone Is Watching
Movie · as Sally Beckert
The Hi-Line
Movie · as Laura Johnson
The Clown at Midnight
Movie · as Ellen Gibby
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Movie · as Melanie Kelly
The Annihilation of Fish
Movie · as Mrs. Muldroone
Nightmare Man
Movie · as Lillian Hannibal
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Grace Mayberry · 1 ep
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Movie · as Mrs. Jones (voice)
Silent Cradle
Movie · as Cindy Wilson
The Planet of Junior Brown
Movie · as Miss Peebs
Never Met Picasso
Movie · as Genna Magnus
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Movie · as Sol
The Hunger
TV · as Helen Sloan · 1 ep
Earth: Final Conflict
TV · as Dr. Josephine Mataros · 1 ep
La Femme Nikita
TV · as Roberta · 1 ep
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV · 1 ep
Boston Common
TV · as Cookie · 6 eps
Young Ivanhoe
Movie · as Lady Margarite
Bloodknot
Movie · as Evelyn
The Outer Limits
TV · as Serena · 1 ep
Maverick
Movie · as Margret Mary (uncredited)
The Pornographer
Movie · as Irene
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Movie · as Rebecca Madison
Beanstalk
Movie · as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
Henry & Verlin
Movie · as Mabel
WindRunner
Movie · as Sally 'Mom' Cima
One Woman's Courage
Movie · as Stella Jenson
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Rita Lasky · 1 ep
Phantom 2040
TV · 35 eps
Burke's Law
TV · as Joy Adams · 1 ep
La Florida
Movie · as Vivy Lamori
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Catch a Killer
Movie · as Rachel Grayson
To Catch a Killer
TV · as Rachel Grayson · 2 eps
Delirious
Movie · as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
White Room
Movie · as Madelaine X
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Gaia (voice) · 4 eps
Mob Story
Movie · as Dolores
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Cynthia · 1 ep
Body of Evidence
Movie · as Carol Dwyer
Calling the Shots
Movie · as Self
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie · as Lois Lane
Ozma of Oz
Movie · as Narrator
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Movie · as Narrator
The Emerald City of Oz
Movie · as Narrator
Keeping Track
Movie · as Mickey Tremaine
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Narrator
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie · as Self
Shell Game
TV · 6 eps
Vanishing Act
Movie · as Chris Kenyon
The Canadian Conspiracy
Movie · as Self
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Movie · as Solitaire (voice)
Little Treasure
Movie · as Margo
Speaking Our Peace
Movie · as Narrator
The Making of 'Superman III'
Movie · as Self
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie · as Lynette Harding
Louisiana
Movie · as Virginia Tregan
The Glitter Dome
Movie · as Willie
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Ellen Holden · 1 ep
Superman III
Movie · as Lois Lane
Trenchcoat
Movie · as Mickey Raymond
Pygmalion
Movie · as Eliza Doolittle
The Making of 'Superman II'
Movie · as Lois Lane (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Jane Reynolds · 1 ep
Some Kind of Hero
Movie · as Toni Donovan
Miss Right
Movie · as Juliette
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie · as Self
Bus Stop
Movie · as Cherie
Heartaches
Movie · as Rita Harris
Superman II
Movie · as Lois Lane
Willie & Phil
Movie · as Jeannette Sutherland
The Amityville Horror
Movie · as Kathy Lutz
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Movie · as Self
Superman
Movie · as Lois Lane
Shoot the Sun Down
Movie · as The Woman from England
Ciné regards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
92 in the Shade
Movie · as Miranda
The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie · as Maude
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Movie · as Marcia Curtis
Switch
TV · as Andrea Morris · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black Christmas
Movie · as Barb
The Dion Brothers
Movie · as Margie
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Movie · as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Honky Tonk
Movie · as Lucy Cotton
Am laufenden Band
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sisters
Movie · as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Movie · as Helen
The Suicide Club
Movie · as Gerry
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Lori Wright · 1 ep
The Bounty Man
Movie · as Mae
Banacek
TV · as Linda Carsini · 1 ep
Suddenly Single
Movie · as Jackie
Nichols
TV · as Ruth · 24 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Movie · as Zazel
Adventures in Rainbow Country
TV · as Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor), Sportscar driver · 1 ep
Gaily, Gaily
Movie · as Adeline
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Movie · as Rosie
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · as Claire Allen · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep