Margot Kidder

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-10-17 (70 years old)

Deathday

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 Canadi...

Acting

1978

Superman

as Lois Lane

1973

Sisters

as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion

1979

2009

Halloween II

as Barbara Collier

1980

Superman II

as Lois Lane

1983

Superman III

as Lois Lane

1994

Maverick

as Margret Mary (uncredited)

1982

Some Kind of Hero

as Toni Donovan

1975

92 in the Shade

as Miranda

1974

1987

Ozma of Oz

as Narrator

2005

The Last Sign

as Endora

1992

To Catch a Killer

as Rachel Grayson

2000

Common Ground

as Mrs. Nelson

1994

2002

Angel Blade

as Frida

1983

Trenchcoat

as Mickey Raymond

2015

Black Christmas Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Tribulation

as Eileen Canboro

1994

2002

Crime and Punishment

as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov

2000

Someone Is Watching

as Sally Beckert

2005

Chicks with Sticks

as Edith Taymore

1983

Pygmalion

as Eliza Doolittle

1969

Gaily, Gaily

as Adeline

2004

I'll Be Seeing You

as Frances Grolier

1984

Louisiana

as Virginia Tregan

1994

Beanstalk

as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston

2013

Matt's Chance

as Mother Mable

2013

HENRi

as Dr. Calvin

1978

Shoot the Sun Down

as The Woman from England

1987

1995

Young Ivanhoe

as Lady Margarite

1990

White Room

as Madelaine X

1994

1971

1987

Keeping Track

as Mickey Tremaine

1985

2005

Cool Money

as Peggy Comfort

1986

Vanishing Act

as Chris Kenyon

1997

Silent Cradle

as Cindy Wilson

1993

La Florida

as Vivy Lamori

2014

The Dependables

as Jean Dempsey

1982

Miss Right

as Juliette

1994

WindRunner

as Sally 'Mom' Cima

1998

The Clown at Midnight

as Ellen Gibby

1991

Delirious

as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)

1980

Willie & Phil

as Jeannette Sutherland

2013

Real Gangsters

as Stella Kelly

2005

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)

1999

The Annihilation of Fish

as Mrs. Muldroone

1985

2012

3 of a Kind

as Claire

2009

1985

Picking Up the Pieces

as Lynette Harding

1984

1995

Bloodknot

as Evelyn

1981

Heartaches

as Rita Harris

2011

Sarina's Song

as Maggie

2014

2015

No Deposit

as Margie Ryan

2004

Death 4 Told

as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")

1994

One Woman's Courage

as Stella Jenson

1998

The Teddy Bears' Scare

as Mrs. Jones (voice)

2000

The Hi-Line

as Laura Johnson

1989

Mob Story

as Dolores

1983

The Making of 'Superman II'

as Lois Lane (uncredited)

2017

1974

2002

1996

Never Met Picasso

as Genna Magnus

1972

1974

A Quiet Day in Belfast

as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery

2008

A Single Woman

as Storyteller

2008

Universal Signs

as Rose Callahan

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Lois Lane (archive footage)

1973

1986

2012

Servitude

as Mrs. Crank

1988

Body of Evidence

as Carol Dwyer

2017

The Red Maple Leaf

as Dr. Amanda Walker

2019

Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed

as Delilah Higgins

1982

Bus Stop

as Cherie

2011

1974

Honky Tonk

as Lucy Cotton

2005

2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Lois Lane (archive footage)

1999

Nightmare Man

as Lillian Hannibal

2024

Production

1983

Pygmalion

as Co-Producer

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