
Margot Kidder
Actor · Died May 13, 2018, aged 69 · Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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. Margot passed away at her home in Livingston, Montana, at the age of 69. Her death was ruled a suicide due to a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 17, 1948
- May 13, 2018 (aged 69)
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Actor
- 68 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
What are Margot Kidder's films like?
Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 4 · Earnest 43
A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 14 · Dark 12
Grounded 32 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5
Gentle 16 · Charged 22 · Intense 9
Steady 24 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 4
Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 0
Casual 27 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 24 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 10
Resolved 31 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 10 of 27 analyzed roles.
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- Mentoras Zazel in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
- Shadowas Dominique / Danielle (the violent personality) in Sisters (1972)
- Allyas Barb in Black Christmas (1974)
- Allyas Miranda in 92 in the Shade (1975)
- Shadowas Marcia Curtis in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
- Allyas Lois Lane in Superman (1978)
- Allyas The Woman in Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
- Heroas Kathy Lutz in The Amityville Horror (1979)
- Shapeshifteras Jeannette Sutherland in Willie & Phil (1980)
- Allyas Lois Lane in Superman II (1980)
- Heraldas Toni Donovan in Some Kind of Hero (1982)
- Heroas Mickey Raymond in Trenchcoat (1983)
- Heroas Virginia Tregan in Louisiane (1984)
- Allyas Solitaire in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
- Tricksteras Chris Kenyon in Vanishing Act (1986)
- Allyas Lois Lane in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Mentoras Narrator in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987)
- Mentoras Miss Peebs in The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
- Mentoras Sol in Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997)
- Shapeshifteras Mrs. Muldroone in The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
- Allyas Sally Beckert in Someone Is Watching (2000)
- Mentoras Eileen Canboro in Tribulation (2000)
- Tricksteras Madam Badeau in Death 4 Told (2004)
- Mentoras Frances Grolier in I'll Be Seeing You (2004)
- Allyas Peggy Comfort in Cool Money (2005)
- Allyas Lois Lane in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
- Mentoras Delilah Higgins in Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed (2019)
Moods and endings
- Happy19
- Bittersweet18
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous9
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Margot Kidder's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2010) · actor · free
- Black Christmas (1974) · actor · free
- Maverick (1994) · actor · free
- Martinis & Murder (2009) · actor · free
- On the Other Hand, Death (2008) · actor · free
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) · actor · free
- PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) · actor · free
- The Amityville Horror (1979) · actor · free
- 92 in the Shade (1975) · actor · free
- Crime and Punishment (2002) · actor · free
- The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Black Christmas (1974) · actor
- Banacek (1972) · actor
- The Outer Limits (1995) · actor
- PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) · actor
- Barnaby Jones (1973) · actor
- The Amityville Horror (1979) · actor
- The Clown at Midnight (1998) · actor · free
- Earth: Final Conflict (1997) · actor
- Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed (2019) · actor
- I'll Be Seeing You (2004) · actor
- The Hunger (1997) · actor
- The Last Sign (2005) · actor
- Black Christmas (1974) · actor · free
- Banacek (1972) · actor · free
- The Outer Limits (1995) · actor · free
- PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996) · actor · free
- Elstree 1976 (2015) · actor · free
- The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) · actor · free
- Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997) · actor · free
- The Clown at Midnight (1998) · actor · free
- Earth: Final Conflict (1997) · actor · free
- Someone Is Watching (2000) · actor · free
- I'll Be Seeing You (2004) · actor · free
- The Last Sign (2005) · actor · free
- The L Word (2004) · actor · free
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) · actor · free
- Barnaby Jones (1973) · actor · free
- Some Kind of Hero (1982) · actor · free
- Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011) · actor · free
- Touched by an Angel (1994) · actor · free
- Earth: Final Conflict (1997) · actor · free
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Subscription and free streaming for Margot Kidder's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
131 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Neighborhood(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Red Maple Leaf(2016)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
No Deposit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Elstree 1976(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Dependables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

The Big Fat Stone(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Real Gangsters(2013)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
HENRi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Matt's Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Servitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

3 of a Kind(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all filmsSarina's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Martinis & Murder(2009)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Something Evil Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Halloween II(2009)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
A Single Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The Box Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

On the Other Hand, Death(2008)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Universal Signs(2008)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Brothers & Sisters(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Chicks with Sticks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Robson Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

The Last Sign(2005)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Cool Money(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Death 4 Told(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
I'll Be Seeing You(2004)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The L Word(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Crime and Punishment(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Angel Blade(2002)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Society's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Smallville(2001)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Hi-Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Someone Is Watching(2000)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Common Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Tribulation(2000)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Annihilation of Fish(1999)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Return of Alex Kelly(1999)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Clown at Midnight(1998)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Nightmare Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The Teddy Bears' Scare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Never Met Picasso(1996)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Earth: Final Conflict(1997)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Hunger(1997)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Silent Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Boston Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Young Ivanhoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Bloodknot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Outer Limits(1995)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Beanstalk(1994)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Phantom 2040 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Windrunner(1994)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Maverick(1994)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
One Woman's Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The Pornographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Henry & Verlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

La Florida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

To Catch a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

To Catch a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Delirious(1991)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
White Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Mob Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Body of Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Keeping Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Shell Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Emerald City of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Ozma of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Marvelous Land of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Vanishing Act(1986)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Picking Up the Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Little Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Speaking Our Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Glitter Dome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Louisiane(1984)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Superman III(1983)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Trenchcoat(1983)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Some Kind of Hero(1982)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Miss Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Heartaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Superman II(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Willie & Phil(1980)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Amityville Horror(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Superman(1978)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Shoot the Sun Down(1978)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

92 in the Shade(1975)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Great Waldo Pepper(1975)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Black Christmas(1974)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Dion Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

A Quiet Day in Belfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Honky Tonk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Sisters(1972)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Suicide Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Barnaby Jones(1973)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
The Bounty Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Banacek(1972)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Nichols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Adventures in Rainbow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Gaily, Gaily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Robber's Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 130 titles, 129 of them dated from 1968 to 2019; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office
Superman (1978)

Highest rated
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

Most popular right now
Superman (1978)
Film career
Peak 1979 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1973Screen debut· Sisters
- 1973First top-billed film· Sisters
- 1990Career best· Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Margot Kidder's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 53; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up17
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th21
- Below 25th17
Shape of the crowd
25 of their 68 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic8
- Crowd Pleaser22
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed25
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Margot Kidder's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Margot Kidder work with?
People who share at least 2 of Margot Kidder's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Reeve shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Frank D'AngeloShared titles: The Neighborhood (2017), The Big Fat Stone (2014), Real Gangsters (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Frank D'Angelo

- Richard LesterShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Lester

- Richard DonnerShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Donner

Writers
- David NewmanShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 4 shared titles with David Newman

- Leslie NewmanShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Leslie Newman
- Mario PuzoShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Mario Puzo

- Jerry SiegelShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Superman III (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Jerry Siegel

Actors
- Christopher ReeveShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Christopher Reeve

- Jackie CooperShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Jackie Cooper

- Art HindleShared titles: The Neighborhood (2017), The Big Fat Stone (2014), Real Gangsters (2013), Black Christmas (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Art Hindle

- Gene HackmanShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Gene Hackman

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robin Gardiner DavidsShared titles: The Neighborhood (2017), The Big Fat Stone (2014), Real Gangsters (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Robin Gardiner Davids
- Geoffrey UnsworthShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Geoffrey Unsworth

- John Victor SmithShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980)See all 3 shared titles with John Victor Smith
- John WilliamsShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Superman (1978)See all 3 shared titles with John Williams

Producers
- Pierre SpenglerShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), The Making of 'Superman III' (1984), Superman III (1983), Superman II (1980), Superman (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Pierre Spengler

- Ilya SalkindShared titles: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006), The Making of 'Superman III' (1984), Superman III (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Ilya Salkind

- Barry ShermanShared titles: The Neighborhood (2017), The Big Fat Stone (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Barry Sherman

- Gemma RunaghanShared titles: The Big Fat Stone (2014), Real Gangsters (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Gemma Runaghan
Mixed roles
- Ron OliverShared titles: Martinis & Murder (2009), On the Other Hand, Death (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Ron Oliver







