Margot Kidder
Born
October 17, 1948
Died
May 13, 2018 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Delilah Higgins
2019
The Neighborhood
Maggie
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
Dr. Amanda Walker
2017
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2015
No Deposit
Margie Ryan
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Dependables
Jean Dempsey
2014
The Big Fat Stone
Madge
2014
Real Gangsters
Stella Kelly
2013
HENRi
Dr. Calvin
2013
Matt's Chance
Mother Mable
2013
Servitude
Mrs. Crank
2012
3 of a Kind
Claire
2012
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Marlys Baptiste
2011
Sarina's Song
Maggie
2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Mrs. Worthington · (1 episode)
2010
Martinis and Murder
2009
Something Evil Comes
Claudia
2009
Halloween II
Barbara Collier
2009
A Single Woman
Storyteller
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
2008
The Box Collector
Beth
2008
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Dorothy
2008
Universal Signs
Rose Callahan
2008
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Lois Lane
2006
Nightmare Man
Lillian Hannibal
1999
Robber's Roost
Brothers and Sisters
Emily Craft · (2 episodes)
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Dorothy M. Johnson
2005
Chicks with Sticks
Edith Taymore
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
2005
Robson Arms
(26 episodes)
2005
The Last Sign
Endora
2005
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005
Cool Money
Peggy Comfort
2005
Death 4 Told
Madam Badeau
2004
I'll Be Seeing You
Frances Grolier
2004
The L Word
Sandy Ziskin · (1 episode)
2004
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
2002
Angel Blade
Frida
2002
Society's Child
Joan
2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2001
Smallville
Bridgette Crosby · (2 episodes)
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
2001
The Hi-Line
Laura Johnson
2000
Someone Is Watching
Sally Beckert
2000
Common Ground
Mrs. Nelson
2000
Tribulation
Eileen Canboro
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace Mayberry · (1 episode)
1999
The Annihilation of Fish
Mrs. Muldroone
1999
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Melanie Kelly
1999
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Mrs. Jones (voice)
1998
The Clown at Midnight
Ellen Gibby
1998
Earth: Final Conflict
Dr. Josephine Mataros · (1 episode)
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Miss Peebs
1997
The Hunger
Helen Sloan · (1 episode)
1997
Silent Cradle
Cindy Wilson
1997
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Sol
1997
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
(1 episode)
1996
Boston Common
Cookie · (6 episodes)
1996
Never Met Picasso
Genna Magnus
1996
Young Ivanhoe
Lady Margarite
1995
Bloodknot
Evelyn
1995
The Outer Limits
Serena · (1 episode)
1995
Beanstalk
Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
1994
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Rebecca Madison
1994
Touched by an Angel
Rita Lasky · (1 episode)
1994
Phantom 2040
(35 episodes)
1994
WindRunner
Sally 'Mom' Cima
1994
Maverick
Margret Mary (uncredited)
1994
One Woman's Courage
Stella Jenson
1994
The Pornographer
Irene
1994
Henry & Verlin
Mabel
1994
Burke's Law
Joy Adams · (1 episode)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
La Florida
Vivy Lamori
1993
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
1992
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson · (2 episodes)
1992
Delirious
Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gaia (voice) · (1 episode)
1990
White Room
Madelaine X
1990
Mob Story
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Cynthia · (1 episode)
1989
Calling the Shots
Self
1988
Body of Evidence
Carol Dwyer
1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lois Lane
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
Keeping Track
Mickey Tremaine
1987
Shell Game
(6 episodes)
1987
The Emerald City of Oz
Narrator
1987
Ozma of Oz
Narrator
1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Narrator
1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Narrator
1987
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
Vanishing Act
Chris Kenyon
1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Solitaire (voice)
1986
Picking Up the Pieces
Lynette Harding
1985
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
1985
Little Treasure
Margo
1985
Speaking Our Peace
Narrator
1985
The Glitter Dome
Willie
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Ellen Holden · (1 episode)
1984
Louisiana
Virginia Tregan
1984
Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
1983
The Hitchhiker
Jane Reynolds · (1 episode)
1983
Superman III
Lois Lane
1983
Trenchcoat
Mickey Raymond
1983
Bus Stop
Cherie
1982
Some Kind of Hero
Toni Donovan
1982
Miss Right
Juliette
1982
The Making of 'Superman II'
Lois Lane (uncredited)
1982
Heartaches
Rita Harris
1981
Superman II
Lois Lane
1980
Willie and Phil
Jeannette Sutherland
1980
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Self
1979
The Amityville Horror
Kathy Lutz
1979
Superman
Lois Lane
1978
Shoot the Sun Down
The Woman from England
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Switch
Andrea Morris · (1 episode)
1975
92 in the Shade
Miranda
1975
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Marcia Curtis
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
Maude
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Black Christmas
Barb
1974
The Dion Brothers
Margie
1974
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
1974
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1974
Honky Tonk
Lucy Cotton
1974
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Helen
1973
Sisters
Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
1973
The Suicide Club
Gerry
1973
Barnaby Jones
Lori Wright · (1 episode)
1973
The Bounty Man
Mae
1972
Suddenly Single
Jackie
1971
Nichols
Ruth · (24 episodes)
1971
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Sportscar driver · (1 episode)
1970
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor) · (1 episode)
1970
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Zazel
1970
Gaily, Gaily
Adeline
1969
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Rosie
1969
The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962