Margot Kidder Dead at 69
Margot Kidder, the actress who played Lois Lane in “Superman,” died Sunday in Montana … TMZ has learned.Margot was at her home when she passed away, according to the spokesperson at Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston, MT. The cause of death is unknown at this point.Margot starred opposite Christopher Reeve in 1978’s “Superman,” and also in the 3 sequels. She continued acting right up until this year, taking small roles in TV shows and movies — but also had stage roles … including “The Vagina Monologues” on Broadway. She reportedly had 2 more roles yet to be released.
Margot had a very public battle with bipolar disorder for years. During her struggle she was briefly homeless in 1996. Margot became an advocate for mental health after that incident.She’d been married 3 times, although she’d been single since the ’80s.Margot is survived by a daughter.RIP
| 1968 | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar | Rosie Prometer | |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Adeline | |
| 1970 | Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Zazel | |
| 1973 | Sisters | Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion | |
| 1974 | A Quiet Day in Belfast | Brigit Slattery/Thelma Slattery | Canadian Film Award Winners for Best Actress |
| 1974 | The Gravy Train | Margue | |
| 1974 | Black Christmas | Barbara ‘Barb’ Coard | Canadian Film Award Winners for Best Actress |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper | Maude | |
| 1975 | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Marcia Curtis | |
| 1975 | 92 in the Shade | Miranda | |
| 1978 | Shoot the Sun Down | The Woman from England | |
| 1978 | Superman | Lois Lane | Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror | Kathy Lutz | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil | Jeannette Sutherland | |
| 1980 | Superman II | Lois Lane | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| 1981 | Heartaches | Rita Harris | Genie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 1982 | Miss Right | Juliette | |
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Toni Donovan | |
| 1983 | Trenchcoat | Mickey Raymond | |
| 1983 | Superman III | Lois Lane | Cameo |
| 1985 | Little Treasure | Margo | |
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Solitaire (voice) | |
| 1986 | Keeping Track | Mickey Tremaine | |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lois Lane | Cameo |
| 1989 | Mob Story | Dolores | |
| 1990 | White Room | Madelaine X | |
| 1991 | Delirious | Woman in Washroom | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Aaron Sent Me | Kaitlynn Prescott | |
| 1993 | La Florida | Vivy Lamori | |
| 1994 | One Woman’s Courage | Stella Jenson | |
| 1994 | The Pornographer | Irene | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Margret Mary | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Beanstalk | Doctor Kate ‘Doc’ Winston | |
| 1994 | WindRunner | Sally ‘Mom’ Cima | |
| 1995 | Never Met Picasso | Genna Magnus | |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Sol | |
| 1997 | Silent Cradle | Cindy Wilson | |
| 1997 | Henry & Verlin | Mabel | |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Miss Peebs | |
| 1999 | The Hi-Line | Laura Johnson | |
| 1999 | Nightmare Man | Lillian Hannibal | |
| 1999 | The Clown at Midnight | Ellen Gibby | |
| 1999 | The Annihilation of Fish | Mrs. Muldroone | |
| 2000 | Apocalypse III: Tribulation | Eileen Canboro | |
| 2002 | Angel Blade | Frida | |
| 2002 | Crime and Punishment | Katerina Marmelodov | |
| 2004 | Chicks with Sticks | Edith Taymore | |
| 2004 | Death 4 Told | Madam Badeau | Scream Awards for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Lois Lane | |
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Rose Callahan | |
| 2008 | Love at First Kill | Beth | |
| 2008 | On the Other Hand, Death | Dorothy | |
| 2008 | A Single Woman | Storyteller | |
| 2009 | Something Evil Comes | Claudia Brecher | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Barbara Collier | |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Marlys Baptiste | |
| 2011 | Three of a Kind | Claire | |
| 2012 | HENRi | Dr. Calvin | Short film |
| 2013 | Matt’s Chance | Mother Mable | |
| 2013 | Real Gangsters | Stella Kelly | |
| 2014 | The Dependables | Jean Dempsey | |
| 2014 | The Big Fat Stone | Madge | |
| 2015 | No Deposit | Margie Ryan | |
| 2016 | The Red Maple Leaf | Amanda Walker | |
| 2017 | The Neighborhood | Maggie |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Wojeck | 1 episode | |
| 1969 | Adventures in Rainbow Country | Dr. Janet Rhodes / Sportscar Driver | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | McQueen | Jenny | |
| 1969 | Corwin | Denny | Episodes “Does Anybody Here Know Denny?, Pts. 1 & 2” |
| 1970 | The Mod Squad | Claire Allen | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Suddenly Single | Jackie | Television film |
| 1971–1972 | Nichols | Ruth | 5 episodes |
| 1972 | The Bounty Man | Mae | Television film |
| 1972 | Banacek | Linda Carsini | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Harry O | Helen | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Lori Wright | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Suicide Club | Television film | |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk | Lucy Cotton | Television film |
| 1975 | Baretta | Terry Lake | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Wide World Mystery | Gerry | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Switch | Andrea Morris | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (guest host) | 1 episode: “Margot Kidder/The Chieftains” |
| 1982 | Bus Stop | Cherie | Television film |
| 1983 | Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle | Television film |
| 1984 | Louisiana | Virginia Tregan | Television film |
| 1985 | The Hitchhiker | Jane Reynolds | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Picking Up the Pieces | Lynette Harding | Television film |
| 1986 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Narrator | (one year series) |
| 1986 | Vanishing Act | Chris Kenyon | Television film |
| 1987 | Shell Game | Dinah / Jennie Jerome | 5 episodes |
| 1987 | Tales from the Crypt | Cynthia | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Body of Evidence | Carol Dwyer | Television film |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Rachel Grayson | Television film |
| 1992–1993 | Street Legal | Charlotte Percy | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Ellen Holden | 1 episode |
| 1993–1995 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Gaia (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Burke’s Law | Joy Adams | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Bloodknot | Evelyn | Television film |
| 1996–1997 | Boston Common | Cookie de Varen | 5 episodes |
| 1996 | Phantom 2040 | Rebecca Madison | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Mrs. Sloan | |
| 1997 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Mistress Helga (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Teddy Bears’ Scare | Mrs. Jones (voice) | Television film |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Rita | 1 episode |
| 1999 | La Femme Nikita | Roberta Wirth | 1 episode; Nominated – OFTA Television Award for Best Guest Actress in a Cable Series[52] |
| 2000 | Amazon (1999 TV series) | Morag | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Someone Is Watching | Sally Beckert | Television film |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Grace Mayberry | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Mentors | Queen Elizabeth I | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Josephine Mataros | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Smallville | Bridgette Crosby | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | I’ll Be Seeing You | Frances Grolier | Television film |
| 2005 | The Last Sign | Endora | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The L Word | Sandy Ziskin | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Emily Craft | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour | Mrs. Worthington | 1 episode; Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children’s Programming |
