Acting
Margot Kidder
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
Amityville: An Origin Story
Series · 2023
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Film · 2019
The Neighborhood
Film · 2017
The Red Maple Leaf
Film · 2017
Black Christmas Legacy
Film · 2015
No Deposit
Film · 2015
The Dependables
Film · 2014
The Big Fat Stone
Film · 2014
Matt's Chance
Film · 2013
HENRi
Film · 2013
Real Gangsters
Film · 2013
3 of a Kind
Film · 2012
Servitude
Film · 2012
Sarina's Song
Film · 2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Film · 2011
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Film · 2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Series · 2010
Halloween II
Film · 2009
Martinis and Murder
Film · 2009
Something Evil Comes
Film · 2009
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Film · 2008
The Box Collector
Film · 2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Film · 2008
A Single Woman
Film · 2008
Universal Signs
Film · 2008
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Film · 2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Film · 2006
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Film · 2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Film · 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Series · 2006
The Last Sign
Film · 2005
For God's Sake, Get Out!
Film · 2005
Chicks with Sticks
Film · 2005
Cool Money
Film · 2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Film · 2005
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye
Film · 2005
Robson Arms
Series · 2005
I'll Be Seeing You
Film · 2004
Death 4 Told
Film · 2004
Collectormania 6
Film · 2004
The L Word
Series · 2004
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Film · 2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Film · 2003
Angel Blade
Film · 2002
Crime and Punishment
Film · 2002
Society's Child
Film · 2002
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Film · 2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Film · 2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Film · 2001
Smallville
Series · 2001
Common Ground
Film · 2000
Tribulation
Film · 2000
Someone Is Watching
Film · 2000
The Hi-Line
Film · 2000
The Clown at Midnight
Film · 1999
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Film · 1999
The Annihilation of Fish
Film · 1999
Nightmare Man
Film · 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Teddy Bears' Scare
Film · 1998
Silent Cradle
Film · 1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Film · 1997
Never Met Picasso
Film · 1997
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Film · 1997
The Hunger
Series · 1997
Earth: Final Conflict
Series · 1997
La Femme Nikita
Series · 1997
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Series · 1996
Boston Common
Series · 1996
Young Ivanhoe
Film · 1995
Bloodknot
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Maverick
Film · 1994
The Pornographer
Film · 1994
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
Film · 1994
Beanstalk
Film · 1994
Henry & Verlin
Film · 1994
WindRunner
Film · 1994
One Woman's Courage
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Phantom 2040
Series · 1994
Burke's Law
Series · 1994
La Florida
Film · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
To Catch a Killer
Film · 1992
To Catch a Killer
Series · 1992
Delirious
Film · 1991
White Room
Film · 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Series · 1990
Mob Story
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Body of Evidence
Film · 1988
Calling the Shots
Film · 1988
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Film · 1987
Ozma of Oz
Film · 1987
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Film · 1987
The Emerald City of Oz
Film · 1987
Keeping Track
Film · 1987
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Film · 1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Film · 1987
Shell Game
Series · 1987
Vanishing Act
Film · 1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
Film · 1986
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Film · 1986
Little Treasure
Film · 1985
Speaking Our Peace
Film · 1985
The Making of 'Superman III'
Film · 1985
Picking Up the Pieces
Film · 1985
Louisiana
Film · 1984
The Glitter Dome
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Superman III
Film · 1983
Trenchcoat
Film · 1983
Pygmalion
Film · 1983
The Making of 'Superman II'
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Some Kind of Hero
Film · 1982
Miss Right
Film · 1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Film · 1982
Bus Stop
Film · 1982
Heartaches
Film · 1981
Superman II
Film · 1980
Willie & Phil
Film · 1980
The Amityville Horror
Film · 1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Film · 1979
Superman
Film · 1978
Shoot the Sun Down
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
92 in the Shade
Film · 1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
Film · 1975
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Film · 1975
Switch
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Black Christmas
Film · 1974
The Dion Brothers
Film · 1974
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Film · 1974
Honky Tonk
Film · 1974
Am laufenden Band
Series · 1974
Sisters
Film · 1973
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Film · 1973
The Suicide Club
Film · 1973
Barnaby Jones
Series · 1973
The Bounty Man
Film · 1972
Banacek
Series · 1972
Suddenly Single
Film · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Film · 1970
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Series · 1970
Adventures in Rainbow Country
Series · 1970
Gaily, Gaily
Film · 1969
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Film · 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Robber's Roost
Film