Margot Kidder

ActorProduction Oct 17 (died age 69) Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada 1962–2023 (61 year career)

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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 ra…

Known For

Film

Superman

Lois Lane

Film

Superman II

Lois Lane

Film

Maverick

Margret Mary (uncredited)

Film

Black Christmas

Barb

Film

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Lois Lane

Film

The Amityville Horror

Kathy Lutz

Film

Superman III

Lois Lane

Film

Sisters

Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion

Filmography

Acting (153)

Movies (120)

Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed

as Delilah Higgins

The Neighborhood

as Maggie

The Red Maple Leaf

as Dr. Amanda Walker

No Deposit

as Margie Ryan

Black Christmas Legacy

2015

as Self (archive footage)

The Dependables

as Jean Dempsey

The Big Fat Stone

as Madge

Real Gangsters

as Stella Kelly

HENRi

as Dr. Calvin

Matt's Chance

as Mother Mable

Servitude

as Mrs. Crank

3 of a Kind

as Claire

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Marlys Baptiste

Sarina's Song

as Maggie

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

as Lois Lane (archive footage)

Halloween II

as Barbara Collier

Martinis and Murder

Something Evil Comes

as Claudia

A Single Woman

as Storyteller

Universal Signs

as Rose Callahan

The Box Collector

as Beth

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008

as Self

8.5

On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery

2008

as Dorothy

5.4

The 12 Days of Black Christmas

2006

as Self

4.0

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006

as Lois Lane

7.4

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

as Self

7.5

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006

as Self

6.0

Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye

2005

as Dorothy M. Johnson

Cool Money

as Peggy Comfort

The Last Sign

as Endora

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)

8.2

Chicks with Sticks

2005

as Edith Taymore

4.6

For God's Sake, Get Out!

2005

as Self

6.0

Death 4 Told

2004

as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")

1.0

I'll Be Seeing You

2004

as Frances Grolier

4.7

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

as Self

7.1

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Angel Blade

as Frida

Crime and Punishment

as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov

5.0

Society's Child

2002

as Joan

6.0

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

as Lois Lane (archive footage)

6.9

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

2001

as Self

6.8

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

as Self

Tribulation

as Eileen Canboro

Common Ground

as Mrs. Nelson

The Hi-Line

as Laura Johnson

Someone Is Watching

as Sally Beckert

The Clown at Midnight

1999

as Ellen Gibby

4.4

Nightmare Man

1999

as Lillian Hannibal

The Annihilation of Fish

1999

as Mrs. Muldroone

6.3

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly

1999

as Melanie Kelly

4.8

The Teddy Bears' Scare

1998

as Mrs. Jones (voice)

Silent Cradle

1997

as Cindy Wilson

6.5

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

as Sol

Never Met Picasso

as Genna Magnus

The Planet of Junior Brown

as Miss Peebs

Bloodknot

as Evelyn

Young Ivanhoe

as Lady Margarite

Maverick

as Margret Mary (uncredited)

WindRunner

as Sally 'Mom' Cima

Beanstalk

as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston

Henry & Verlin

as Mabel

The Pornographer

as Irene

Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks

as Rebecca Madison

One Woman's Courage

as Stella Jenson

La Florida

as Vivy Lamori

To Catch a Killer

as Rachel Grayson

Delirious

as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)

White Room

as Madelaine X

Mob Story

as Dolores

Body of Evidence

as Carol Dwyer

Calling the Shots

as Self

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Lois Lane

4.6

The Marvelous Land of Oz

1987

as Narrator

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Narrator

Keeping Track

as Mickey Tremaine

Ozma of Oz

as Narrator

The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987

as Self

5.7

The Emerald City of Oz

1987

as Narrator

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

as Solitaire (voice)

Vanishing Act

as Chris Kenyon

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

as Self

5.0

Speaking Our Peace

1985

as Narrator

Little Treasure

1985

as Margo

3.8

The Making of 'Superman III'

1985

as Self

6.7

Picking Up the Pieces

as Lynette Harding

Louisiana

as Virginia Tregan

The Glitter Dome

as Willie

Superman III

as Lois Lane

Trenchcoat

as Mickey Raymond

Pygmalion

as Eliza Doolittle

The Making of 'Superman II'

1983

as Lois Lane (uncredited)

7.6

Bus Stop

1982

as Cherie

Some Kind of Hero

as Toni Donovan

Miss Right

as Juliette

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

Heartaches

as Rita Harris

Superman II

as Lois Lane

Willie & Phil

as Jeannette Sutherland

4.1

The Amityville Horror

1979

as Kathy Lutz

6.3

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

as Self

Superman

as Lois Lane

Shoot the Sun Down

as The Woman from England

4.9

92 in the Shade

1975

as Miranda

5.5

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

1975

as Marcia Curtis

5.7

The Great Waldo Pepper

as Maude

Black Christmas

as Barb

The Dion Brothers

as Margie

Honky Tonk

as Lucy Cotton

A Quiet Day in Belfast

1974

as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery

6.0

The Suicide Club

1973

as Gerry

Sisters

1973

as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion

6.7

Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On

as Helen

The Bounty Man

as Mae

Suddenly Single

as Jackie

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

as Zazel

Gaily, Gaily

as Adeline

The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

1969

as Rosie

6.0

Robber's Roost

Superman Redeemed

as Lois Lane

Television (33)

Amityville: An Origin Story

2023

as Self- Archive

7.5

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

as Mrs. Worthington

Brothers and Sisters

as Emily Craft

Robson Arms

The L Word

as Sandy Ziskin

Smallville

as Bridgette Crosby

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Grace Mayberry

7.9

Earth: Final Conflict

1997

as Dr. Josephine Mataros

6.8

The Hunger

1997

as Helen Sloan

6.0

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Boston Common

as Cookie

The Outer Limits

as Serena

Touched by an Angel

as Rita Lasky

Burke's Law

as Joy Adams

Phantom 2040

Intimate Portrait

as Self

To Catch a Killer

as Rachel Grayson

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Gaia (voice)

Tales from the Crypt

as Cynthia

Shell Game

Murder, She Wrote

as Ellen Holden

The Hitchhiker

as Jane Reynolds

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Switch

as Andrea Morris

Am laufenden Band

as Self - Guest

Barnaby Jones

as Lori Wright

Banacek

as Linda Carsini

Nichols

as Ruth

Adventures in Rainbow Country

as Sportscar driver

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Mod Squad

as Claire Allen

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Pygmalion

1983

Co-Producer

8.5