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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Character:Delilah Higgins
Release Date:13/08/2019
The Neighborhood
Character:Maggie
Release Date:18/08/2017
The Red Maple Leaf
Character:Dr. Amanda Walker
Release Date:24/02/2017
Black Christmas Legacy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/11/2015
No Deposit
Character:Margie Ryan
Release Date:24/04/2015
The Dependables
Character:Jean Dempsey
Release Date:03/06/2014
The Big Fat Stone
Character:Madge
Release Date:01/01/2014
Real Gangsters
Character:Stella Kelly
Release Date:01/06/2013
HENRi
Character:Dr. Calvin
Release Date:26/02/2013
Matt's Chance
Character:Mother Mable
Release Date:31/01/2013
Servitude
Character:Mrs. Crank
Release Date:30/03/2012
3 of a Kind
Character:Claire
Release Date:01/01/2012
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Character:Marlys Baptiste
Release Date:16/10/2011
Sarina's Song
Character:Maggie
Release Date:01/05/2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Character:Lois Lane (archive footage)
Release Date:09/11/2010
Martinis and Murder
Character:
Release Date:16/10/2009
Something Evil Comes
Character:Claudia
Release Date:03/09/2009
Halloween II
Character:Barbara Collier
Release Date:28/08/2009
A Single Woman
Character:Storyteller
Release Date:21/09/2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2008
The Box Collector
Character:Beth
Release Date:01/02/2008
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Character:Dorothy
Release Date:01/01/2008
Universal Signs
Character:Rose Callahan
Release Date:01/01/2008
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Character:Lois Lane
Release Date:02/11/2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2006
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Character:Dorothy M. Johnson
Release Date:21/11/2005
Chicks with Sticks
Character:Edith Taymore
Release Date:25/10/2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Character:Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
Release Date:06/09/2005
The Last Sign
Character:Endora
Release Date:31/05/2005
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Character:Self
Release Date:05/04/2005
Cool Money
Character:Peggy Comfort
Release Date:19/03/2005
Death 4 Told
Character:Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
Release Date:13/05/2004
I'll Be Seeing You
Character:Frances Grolier
Release Date:01/05/2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/07/2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:09/03/2003
Crime and Punishment
Character:Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
Release Date:01/06/2002
Angel Blade
Character:Frida
Release Date:10/02/2002
Society's Child
Character:Joan
Release Date:01/01/2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Character:Lois Lane (archive footage)
Release Date:23/12/2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2001
The Hi-Line
Character:Laura Johnson
Release Date:05/05/2000
Someone Is Watching
Character:Sally Beckert
Release Date:20/02/2000
Common Ground
Character:Mrs. Nelson
Release Date:29/01/2000
Tribulation
Character:Eileen Canboro
Release Date:14/01/2000
The Annihilation of Fish
Character:Mrs. Muldroone
Release Date:12/09/1999
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Character:Melanie Kelly
Release Date:16/03/1999
Nightmare Man
Character:Lillian Hannibal
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Character:Mrs. Jones (voice)
Release Date:07/10/1998
The Clown at Midnight
Character:Ellen Gibby
Release Date:01/01/1998
Never Met Picasso
Character:Genna Magnus
Release Date:28/11/1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Character:Miss Peebs
Release Date:06/09/1997
Silent Cradle
Character:Cindy Wilson
Release Date:01/01/1997
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Character:Sol
Release Date:01/01/1997
Young Ivanhoe
Character:Lady Margarite
Release Date:10/11/1995
Bloodknot
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:17/09/1995
Beanstalk
Character:Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
Release Date:21/12/1994
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Character:Rebecca Madison
Release Date:24/11/1994
WindRunner
Character:Sally 'Mom' Cima
Release Date:01/06/1994
Maverick
Character:Margret Mary (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1994
One Woman's Courage
Character:Stella Jenson
Release Date:27/02/1994
The Pornographer
Character:Irene
Release Date:22/01/1994
Henry & Verlin
Character:Mabel
Release Date:07/01/1994
La Florida
Character:Vivy Lamori
Release Date:04/03/1993
To Catch a Killer
Character:Rachel Grayson
Release Date:15/05/1992
Delirious
Character:Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1991
White Room
Character:Madelaine X
Release Date:06/09/1990
Mob Story
Character:Dolores
Release Date:24/11/1989
Calling the Shots
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1988
Body of Evidence
Character:Carol Dwyer
Release Date:24/01/1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character:Lois Lane
Release Date:24/07/1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/1987
Keeping Track
Character:Mickey Tremaine
Release Date:30/01/1987
The Emerald City of Oz
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/01/1987
Ozma of Oz
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/01/1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/01/1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Canadian Conspiracy
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1986
Vanishing Act
Character:Chris Kenyon
Release Date:04/05/1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Character:Solitaire (voice)
Release Date:21/03/1986
Picking Up the Pieces
Character:Lynette Harding
Release Date:22/10/1985
The Making of 'Superman III'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/08/1985
Little Treasure
Character:Margo
Release Date:01/05/1985
Speaking Our Peace
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Glitter Dome
Character:Willie
Release Date:18/11/1984
Louisiana
Character:Virginia Tregan
Release Date:25/01/1984
Pygmalion
Character:Eliza Doolittle
Release Date:31/12/1983
The Making of 'Superman II'
Character:Lois Lane (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1983
Superman III
Character:Lois Lane
Release Date:17/06/1983
Trenchcoat
Character:Mickey Raymond
Release Date:11/03/1983
Bus Stop
Character:Cherie
Release Date:22/08/1982
Some Kind of Hero
Character:Toni Donovan
Release Date:02/04/1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/1982
Miss Right
Character:Juliette
Release Date:01/01/1982
Heartaches
Character:Rita Harris
Release Date:04/07/1981
Superman II
Character:Lois Lane
Release Date:12/12/1980
Willie & Phil
Character:Jeannette Sutherland
Release Date:15/08/1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/1979
The Amityville Horror
Character:Kathy Lutz
Release Date:27/07/1979
Superman
Character:Lois Lane
Release Date:14/12/1978
Shoot the Sun Down
Character:The Woman from England
Release Date:08/05/1978
92 in the Shade
Character:Miranda
Release Date:22/08/1975
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Character:Marcia Curtis
Release Date:25/04/1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
Character:Maude
Release Date:13/03/1975
Black Christmas
Character:Barb
Release Date:11/10/1974
The Dion Brothers
Character:Margie
Release Date:16/06/1974
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Character:Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
Release Date:17/05/1974
Honky Tonk
Character:Lucy Cotton
Release Date:01/04/1974
Sisters
Character:Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Release Date:26/03/1973
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Character:Helen
Release Date:11/03/1973
The Suicide Club
Character:Gerry
Release Date:13/02/1973
The Bounty Man
Character:Mae
Release Date:31/10/1972
Suddenly Single
Character:Jackie
Release Date:19/10/1971
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Character:Zazel
Release Date:13/06/1970
Gaily, Gaily
Character:Adeline
Release Date:16/12/1969
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Character:Rosie
Release Date:01/03/1969
Television Appearances
Amityville: An Origin Story
Character:Self- Archive
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Character:Mrs. Worthington
Brothers and Sisters
Character:Emily Craft
Robson Arms
Character:
The L Word
Character:Sandy Ziskin
Smallville
Character:Bridgette Crosby
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Grace Mayberry
Earth: Final Conflict
Character:Dr. Josephine Mataros
The Hunger
Character:Helen Sloan
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Character:
Boston Common
Character:Cookie
The Outer Limits
Character:Serena
Touched by an Angel
Character:Rita Lasky
Phantom 2040
Character:
Burke's Law
Character:Joy Adams
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
To Catch a Killer
Character:Rachel Grayson
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Character:Gaia (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Cynthia
Shell Game
Character:
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Ellen Holden
The Hitchhiker
Character:Jane Reynolds
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Switch
Character:Andrea Morris
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Am laufenden Band
Character:Self - Guest
Barnaby Jones
Character:Lori Wright
Banacek
Character:Linda Carsini
Nichols
Character:Ruth
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Character:Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor)
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Character:Sportscar driver
The Mod Squad
Character:Claire Allen
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
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