Margot Kidder
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grace Mayberry
1999
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Smallville
Bridgette Crosby
2001
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ellen Holden
1984
Series
Touched by an Angel
Rita Lasky
1994
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Emily Craft
2006
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
The Outer Limits
Serena
1995
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Cynthia
1989
Series
Earth: Final Conflict
Dr. Josephine Mataros
1997
Series
Barnaby Jones
Lori Wright
1973
Series
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Mrs. Worthington
2010
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Gaia (voice)
1990
Series
The Hitchhiker
Jane Reynolds
1983
Series
The L Word
Sandy Ziskin
2004
Series
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Series
Switch
Andrea Morris
1975
Series
La Femme Nikita
Roberta
1997
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Mod Squad
Claire Allen
1968
Film
Superman
Lois Lane
1978
Series
Burke's Law
Joy Adams
1994
Series
The Hunger
Helen Sloan
1997
Series
Robson Arms
2005
Series
Banacek
Linda Carsini
1972
Film
Superman II
Lois Lane
1980
Series
Nichols
Ruth
1971
Series
Boston Common
Cookie
1996
Film
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lois Lane
1987
Series
Phantom 2040
1994
Film
Superman III
Lois Lane
1983
Film
Halloween II
Barbara Collier
2009
Film
Maverick
Margret Mary (uncredited)
1994
Film
The Amityville Horror
Kathy Lutz
1979
Film
Black Christmas
Barb
1974
Film
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Lois Lane
2006
Series
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974
Film
The Great Waldo Pepper
Maude
1975
Film
Sisters
Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
1973
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
1999
Film
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2001
Film
Delirious
Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
1991
Film
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
2006
Series
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor)
1970
Series
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Sportscar driver
1970
Film
Shoot the Sun Down
The Woman from England
1978
Film
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Lois Lane (archive footage)
2010
Series
Amityville: An Origin Story
Self- Archive
2023
Film
Angel Blade
Frida
2002
Film
Cool Money
Peggy Comfort
2005
Film
Real Gangsters
Stella Kelly
2013
Film
Vanishing Act
Chris Kenyon
1986
Film
Beanstalk
Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston
1994
Film
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Film
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Marlys Baptiste
2011
Film
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982
Film
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
1992
Film
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
2006
Film
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Dorothy
2008
Film
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Self
1979
Film
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Solitaire (voice)
1986
Film
92 in the Shade
Miranda
1975
Film
The Annihilation of Fish
Mrs. Muldroone
1999
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Mrs. Potter (archive footage)
2005
Film
Some Kind of Hero
Toni Donovan
1982
Film
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Marcia Curtis
1975
Series
To Catch a Killer
Rachel Grayson
1992
Film
Willie & Phil
Jeannette Sutherland
1980
Film
WindRunner
Sally 'Mom' Cima
1994
Film
The Red Maple Leaf
Dr. Amanda Walker
2017
Film
Bus Stop
Cherie
1982
Film
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
Film
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
2008
Film
The Big Fat Stone
Madge
2014
Film
Collectormania 6
Self
2004
Film
Trenchcoat
Mickey Raymond
1983
Film
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Rosie
1969
Film
The Clown at Midnight
Ellen Gibby
1999
Film
I'll Be Seeing You
Frances Grolier
2004
Film
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Sol
1997
Film
Honky Tonk
Lucy Cotton
1974
Film
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Zazel
1970
Film
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
1985
Film
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Melanie Kelly
1999
Film
The Making of 'Superman II'
Lois Lane (uncredited)
1983
Film
The Planet of Junior Brown
Miss Peebs
1997
Film
Tribulation
Eileen Canboro
2000
Film
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
2002
Shell Game
1987
Film
Servitude
Mrs. Crank
2012
Film
The Box Collector
Beth
2008
Film
The Neighborhood
Maggie
2017
Film
La Florida
Vivy Lamori
1993
Film
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Rebecca Madison
1994
Film
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Delilah Higgins
2019
Film
Miss Right
Juliette
1982
Film
The Bounty Man
Mae
1972
Film
Common Ground
Mrs. Nelson
2000
Film
3 of a Kind
Claire
2012
Film
The Emerald City of Oz
Narrator
1987
Film
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
1986
Film
Louisiana
Virginia Tregan
1984
Film
Gaily, Gaily
Adeline
1969
Film
The Last Sign
Endora
2005
Film
Bloodknot
Evelyn
1995
Film
The Dependables
Jean Dempsey
2014
Film
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Helen
1973
Film
HENRi
Dr. Calvin
2013
Film
One Woman's Courage
Stella Jenson
1994
Film
Picking Up the Pieces
Lynette Harding
1985
Film
A Single Woman
Storyteller
2008
Film
The Glitter Dome
Willie
1984
Film
Heartaches
Rita Harris
1981
Film
Chicks with Sticks
Edith Taymore
2005
Film
No Deposit
Margie Ryan
2015
Film
Never Met Picasso
Genna Magnus
1997
Film
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
2001
Film
Little Treasure
Margo
1985
Film
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
2001
Film
Matt's Chance
Mother Mable
2013
Film
Someone Is Watching
Sally Beckert
2000
Film
Universal Signs
Rose Callahan
2008
Film
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Narrator
1987
Film
The Hi-Line
Laura Johnson
2000
Film
Suddenly Single
Jackie
1971
Film
Mob Story
Dolores
1989
Film
Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
1983
Film
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Narrator
1987
Film
The Dion Brothers
Margie
1974
Film
Society's Child
Joan
2002
Film
Keeping Track
Mickey Tremaine
1987
Film
Silent Cradle
Cindy Wilson
1997
Film
White Room
Madelaine X
1990
Film
Calling the Shots
Self
1988
Robber's Roost
Film
Nightmare Man
Lillian Hannibal
1999
Film
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
1974
Sarina's Song
Maggie
2011
Film
Martinis and Murder
2009
Film
Henry & Verlin
Mabel
1994
Film
Ozma of Oz
Narrator
1987
Film
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Self
2006
Film
Something Evil Comes
Claudia
2009
Film
The Pornographer
Irene
1994
Film
Young Ivanhoe
Lady Margarite
1995
Film
Body of Evidence
Carol Dwyer
1988
Film
The Suicide Club
Gerry
1973
Film
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Mrs. Jones (voice)
1998
Film
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Self
2005
Film
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Dorothy M. Johnson
2005
Film
Speaking Our Peace
Narrator
1985
Film
Black Christmas Legacy
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Death 4 Told
Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
2004