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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 8.417 |
| Birthday | 1948-10-17 |
| Place of Birth | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Also Known As | 瑪歌潔泰, Margaret Ruth Kidder, マーゴット・キダー, |
1972
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8.5/2
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9/1
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6.3/3
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1997
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6.5/1
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1980
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4.4/5
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4.2/5
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5.7/19
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92 in the Shade
5.4/6
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Black Christmas
6.92/665
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1992
To Catch a Killer
6.745/53
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2002
Angel Blade
2.3/3
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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
5.7/41
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2000
Someone Is Watching
3.5/2
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1971
Suddenly Single
0/0
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1994
WindRunner
5.4/6
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1990
White Room
2/1
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1999
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5/31
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1999
The Annihilation of Fish
6.2/5
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1995
Bloodknot
5.5/8
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1974
The Dion Brothers
5.6/9
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1996
Never Met Picasso
4.2/4
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2005
The Last Sign
3.25/24
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2000
Tribulation
3.9/7
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2002
Crime and Punishment
5.333/12
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2013
Matt's Chance
3.2/5
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1987
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3.5/2
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2013
Real Gangsters
2.6/7
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1973
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
0/0
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Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
2014
The Big Fat Stone
2.5/2
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The Big Fat Stone
2000
The Hi-Line
4.7/7
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1989
Mob Story
0/0
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1972
The Bounty Man
6/2
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2008
Universal Signs
5/1
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2012
3 of a Kind
4.3/3
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1994
The Pornographer
0/0
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1998
The Clown at Midnight
4.6/30
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1994
One Woman's Courage
0/0
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One Woman's Courage
2002
Society's Child
6/1
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2019
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
8.3/6
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1969
Gaily, Gaily
2.7/3
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Gaily, Gaily
2004
I'll Be Seeing You
4.688/8
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I'll Be Seeing You
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
6.5/2
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2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
6.5/2
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2017
The Neighborhood
2.8/4
A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were kids until they step on the wrong toes and get caught...
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The Neighborhood
1997
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
4.1/4
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1994
Henry & Verlin
4/1
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Henry & Verlin
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
5/4
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1985
The Canadian Conspiracy
0/0
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.
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The Canadian Conspiracy
1980
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
5.6/5
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2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
7.375/24
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2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.4/260
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.075/53
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2009
Something Evil Comes
6.5/2
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1993
La Florida
4/4
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2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
8.7/11
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1983
Superman III
5.5/1544
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2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
4/1
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1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
4.8/8
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The Great Waldo Pepper
6.436/70
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2015
No Deposit
1.5/4
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Black Christmas Legacy
0/0
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1994
Beanstalk
5.3/8
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Beanstalk
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
8/5
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.
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1988
Calling the Shots
0/0
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
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2017
The Red Maple Leaf
5/4
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The Grand Knockout Tournament
6/1
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1982
The Making of 'Superman II'
7/5
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2012
Servitude
4/1
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Servitude
2008
A Single Woman
10/2
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A Single Woman
2009
Halloween II
5.341/1262
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Halloween II
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
7/1
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2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
7/37
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
6.759/27
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Delirious
5.602/108
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1994
Maverick
6.9/1440
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2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.208/142
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