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Margot Kidder

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1948-10-17

Day of Death

2018-05-13

Place of Birth

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Margot Kidder

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.

Filmography (118)

⭐ 7.3 Role: Delilah Higgins

Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed

2019
⭐ 3.2 Role: Maggie

The Neighborhood

2017
⭐ 4.3 Role: Dr. Amanda Walker

The Red Maple Leaf

2017
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Black Christmas Legacy

2015
⭐ 3.0 Role: Margie Ryan

No Deposit

2015
⭐ 3.1 Role: Jean Dempsey

The Dependables

2014
⭐ 3.2 Role: Madge

The Big Fat Stone

2014
⭐ 2.8 Role: Stella Kelly

Real Gangsters

2013
⭐ 7.7 Role: Dr. Calvin

HENRi

2013
⭐ 3.0 Role: Mother Mable

Matt's Chance

2013
⭐ 4.7 Role: Mrs. Crank

Servitude

2012
⭐ 4.3 Role: Claire

3 of a Kind

2012
⭐ 4.5 Role: Marlys Baptiste

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011
No Image
⭐ 3.0 Role: Maggie

Sarina's Song

2011
⭐ 7.0 Role: Lois Lane (archive footage)

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010