Margot Kidder
Born October 17, 1948 (Age: 77)
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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.
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
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Sarina's Song
2011
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as Maggie
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Age: 62
Martinis and Murder
2009
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as
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Age: 60
Halloween II
2009
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as Barbara Collier
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Age: 60
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006
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as Self
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Age: 58
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
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as Self
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Age: 58
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
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as Lois Lane
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Age: 58
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
2005
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as Dorothy M. Johnson
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Age: 57
For God's Sake, Get Out!
2005
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as Self
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Age: 56
Death 4 Told
2004
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as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")
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Age: 55
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 54
Crime and Punishment
2002
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as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov
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Age: 53
Angel Blade
2002
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as Frida
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Age: 53
Society's Child
2002
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as Joan
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Age: 53
The Hi-Line
2000
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as Laura Johnson
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Age: 51
Someone Is Watching
2000
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as Sally Beckert
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Age: 51
Common Ground
2000
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as Mrs. Nelson
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Age: 51
Tribulation
2000
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as Eileen Canboro
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Age: 51
The Teddy Bears' Scare
1998
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as Mrs. Jones (voice)
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Age: 49
The Clown at Midnight
1998
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as Ellen Gibby
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Age: 49
Never Met Picasso
1997
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as Genna Magnus
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Age: 49
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
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as Miss Peebs
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Age: 48
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
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as Sol
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Age: 48
Silent Cradle
1997
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as Cindy Wilson
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Age: 48
Maverick
1994
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as Margret Mary (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Pornographer
1994
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as Irene
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Age: 45
La Florida
1993
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as Vivy Lamori
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Age: 44
To Catch a Killer
1992
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as Rachel Grayson
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Age: 43
Delirious
1991
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as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
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Age: 42
White Room
1990
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as Madelaine X
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Age: 41
Mob Story
1989
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as Dolores
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Age: 41
Calling the Shots
1988
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as Self
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Age: 39
Body of Evidence
1988
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as Carol Dwyer
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Age: 39
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
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as Lois Lane
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Age: 38
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
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as Self
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Age: 38
Keeping Track
1987
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as Mickey Tremaine
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Age: 38
The Emerald City of Oz
1987
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as Narrator
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Age: 38
Ozma of Oz
1987
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as Narrator
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Age: 38
The Marvelous Land of Oz
1987
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as Narrator
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Age: 38
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1987
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as Narrator
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Age: 38
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
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as Lynette Harding
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Age: 37
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
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as Self
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Age: 36
Little Treasure
1985
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as Margo
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Age: 36
Speaking Our Peace
1985
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as Narrator
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Age: 36
Superman III
1983
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as Lois Lane
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Age: 34
Some Kind of Hero
1982
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as Toni Donovan
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Age: 33
Heartaches
1981
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as Rita Harris
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Age: 32
Superman II
1980
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as Lois Lane
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Age: 32
Willie & Phil
1980
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as Jeannette Sutherland
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Age: 31
The Amityville Horror
1979
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as Kathy Lutz
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Age: 30
Superman
1978
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as Lois Lane
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Age: 30
Shoot the Sun Down
1978
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as The Woman from England
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Age: 29
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
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as Maude
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Age: 26
Black Christmas
1974
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as Barb
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Age: 25
The Dion Brothers
1974
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as Margie
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Age: 25
A Quiet Day in Belfast
1974
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as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery
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Age: 25
Honky Tonk
1974
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as Lucy Cotton
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Age: 25
Sisters
1973
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as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
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Age: 24
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973
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as Helen
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Age: 24
The Suicide Club
1973
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as Gerry
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Age: 24
The Bounty Man
1972
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as Mae
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Age: 24
Gaily, Gaily
1969
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as Adeline
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Age: 21
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
1969
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as Rosie
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Age: 20