Margot Kidder
Acting
Born: Oct 17, 1948 — Died: May 13, 2018
From: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Christmas Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2015 | 8.0 |
| Halloween II | Barbara Collier | 2009 | 5.324 |
| Martinis and Murder | 2009 | 3.0 | |
| On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery | Dorothy | 2008 | 5.4 |
| The Box Collector | Beth | 2008 | 3.4 |
| The Last Sign | Endora | 2005 | 3.648 |
| For God's Sake, Get Out! | Self | 2005 | 6.5 |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | 2003 | 7.143 |
| Angel Blade | Frida | 2002 | 3.889 |
| Common Ground | Mrs. Nelson | 2000 | 5.048 |
| Tribulation | Eileen Canboro | 2000 | 4.583 |
| Maverick | Margret Mary (uncredited) | 1994 | 6.894 |
| The Pornographer | Irene | 1994 | 9.0 |
| Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks | Rebecca Madison | 1994 | 4.3 |
| To Catch a Killer | Rachel Grayson | 1992 | 6.8 |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lois Lane | 1987 | 4.596 |
| Ozma of Oz | Narrator | 1987 | 7.0 |
| Superman III | Lois Lane | 1983 | 5.507 |
| Trenchcoat | Mickey Raymond | 1983 | 5.857 |
| Some Kind of Hero | Toni Donovan | 1982 | 5.567 |
| Superman II | Lois Lane | 1980 | 6.754 |
| The Amityville Horror | Kathy Lutz | 1979 | 6.289 |
| Mr. Mike's Mondo Video | Self | 1979 | 5.269 |
| Superman | Lois Lane | 1978 | 7.162 |
| 92 in the Shade | Miranda | 1975 | 5.813 |
| The Great Waldo Pepper | Maude | 1975 | 6.5 |
| The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Marcia Curtis | 1975 | 5.78 |
| Black Christmas | Barb | 1974 | 7.0 |
| Sisters | Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion | 1973 | 6.718 |
| Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Zazel | 1970 | 4.8 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1948 |
| From | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, … |