About
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)...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
SmallvilleSeries • 2001
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Earth: Final ConflictSeries • 1997
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
La Femme NikitaSeries • 1997
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalSeries • 1996
The L WordSeries • 2004
R. L. Stine's The Haunting HourSeries • 2010
The HitchhikerSeries • 1983
Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries • 1990
SwitchSeries • 1975
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
The HungerSeries • 1997
Burke's LawSeries • 1994
SupermanMovie • 1978
BanacekSeries • 1972
Superman IIMovie • 1980
NicholsSeries • 1971
Boston CommonSeries • 1996