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Margot Kidder

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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Born
October 17, 1948
Died
May 13, 2018 (aged 69)
From
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Margot Kidder's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 27 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 27
Mentor
7 of 27
Hero
3 of 27
Shadow
2 of 27
Shapeshifter
2 of 27
Trickster
2 of 27
Herald
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
14
Dread
13
Melancholic
14
Thrilling
11
Other
40

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • 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).

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.

  • Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed(2019)

    as Delilah Higgins

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Neighborhood(2017)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Red Maple Leaf(2016)

    as Dr. Amanda Walker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • No Deposit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Margie Ryan

  • Elstree 1976(2015)

    as Lois Lane

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

    as Jean Dempsey

  • The Big Fat Stone(2014)

    as Madge

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Real Gangsters(2013)

    as Stella Kelly

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • HENRi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dr. Calvin

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

    as Mother Mable

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

    as Mrs. Crank

  • 3 of a Kind(2012)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Redemption: For Robbing the Dead(2011)

    as Marlys Baptiste

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Sarina's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maggie

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics(2010)

    as Lois Lane (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Worthington

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Something Evil Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Claudia

  • Halloween II(2009)

    as Barbara Collier

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

    as Storyteller

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

    as Beth

  • On the Other Hand, Death(2008)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Universal Signs(2008)

    as Rose Callahan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emily Craft

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
  • Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dorothy M. Johnson

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

    as Edith Taymore

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

    as Mrs. Potter (archive footage)

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

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Sign(2005)

    as Endora

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Cool Money(2005)

    as Peggy Comfort

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Death 4 Told(2004)

    as Madam Badeau (segment "The Psychic")

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • I'll Be Seeing You(2004)

    as Frances Grolier

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The L Word(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy Ziskin

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • Crime and Punishment(2002)

    as Mrs. Katerina Marmelodov

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Angel Blade(2002)

    as Frida

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Society's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Joan

  • De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros(2001)

    as Lois Lane (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bridgette Crosby

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • The Hi-Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Laura Johnson

  • Someone Is Watching(2000)

    as Sally Beckert

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

    as Mrs. Nelson

  • Tribulation(2000)

    as Eileen Canboro

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (archive footage)

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace Mayberry

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • The Annihilation of Fish(1999)

    as Mrs. Muldroone

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Return of Alex Kelly(1999)

    as Melanie Kelly

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Clown at Midnight(1998)

    as Ellen Gibby

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Nightmare Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lillian Hannibal

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

    as Mrs. Jones (voice)

  • Never Met Picasso(1996)

    as Genna Magnus

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Josephine Mataros

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
  • The Planet of Junior Brown(1997)

    as Miss Peebs

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Sloan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Silent Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Cindy Wilson

  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Boston Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cookie

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

    as Lady Margarite

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

    as Evelyn

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Serena

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Beanstalk(1994)

    as Doctor Kate 'Doc' Winston

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Rebecca Madison

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Rita Lasky

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

    Show 35 episodes · Actor

  • Windrunner(1994)

    as Sally 'Mom' Cima

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Maverick(1994)

    as Margret Mary (uncredited)

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

    as Stella Jenson

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

    as Irene

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

    Show 1 episode · as Joy Adams

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

    as Mabel

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

    as Vivy Lamori

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

    as Rachel Grayson

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Rachel Grayson

  • Delirious(1991)

    as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Gaia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • White Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Madelaine X

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

    as Dolores

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Body of Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Carol Dwyer

  • Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Keeping Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mickey Tremaine

  • Shell Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

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

    as Narrator

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

    as Narrator

  • The Marvelous Land of Oz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Vanishing Act(1986)

    as Chris Kenyon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords(1986)

    as Solitaire (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Picking Up the Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lynette Harding

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

    as Margo

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

    as Narrator

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

    as Willie

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Holden

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Louisiane(1984)

    as Virginia Tregan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Co-Producer · as Eliza Doolittle

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Reynolds

  • The Making of 'Superman II'(1982)

    as Lois Lane (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Superman III(1983)

    as Lois Lane

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Trenchcoat(1983)

    as Mickey Raymond

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Cherie

  • Some Kind of Hero(1982)

    as Toni Donovan

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

    as Juliette

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

    as Rita Harris

  • Superman II(1980)

    as Lois Lane

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Willie & Phil(1980)

    as Jeannette Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • The Amityville Horror(1979)

    as Kathy Lutz

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Superman(1978)

    as Lois Lane

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Shoot the Sun Down(1978)

    as The Woman from England

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrea Morris

  • 92 in the Shade(1975)

    as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Reincarnation of Peter Proud(1975)

    as Marcia Curtis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Black Christmas(1974)

    as Barb

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Dion Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Margie

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

    as Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery

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

    as Lucy Cotton

  • Sisters(1972)

    as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion

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

    as Helen

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

    as Gerry

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Lori Wright

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

    as Mae

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Carsini

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

    as Jackie

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

    Show 24 episodes · as Ruth

  • Adventures in Rainbow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Janet Rhoades (young doctor) · as Sportscar driver

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

    as Adeline

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

    as Rosie

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire Allen

  • Robber's Roost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

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.

Film career

19682019

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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting130 of 130: 129 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing1 of 130: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew1990s34 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s15 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 6% of 16 roles
7383

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles35–70 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles24–49 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles23–56 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles29–48 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles36–82 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles