Margot Kidder biography
Margot Kidder was a Canadian and American actress and activist, born on 17 October 1948 in Yellowknife, who died on 13 May 2018.
Margot Kidder's screen career began in 1968 with The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar, playing Rosie Prometer.
Margot Kidder appeared in 75 films and 55 television or streaming titles between 1968 and 2019.
Honours include Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Saturn Award for Best Actress and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.
- Also known as
- Margaret Ruth Kidder, Margaret Kidder
- Born
- 17 October 1948
- Died
- 13 May 2018 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Yellowknife
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Voice actor, Film producer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1965 to 2018
- Awards
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Saturn Award for Best Actress
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
Margot Kidder filmography
75 films and 55 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Puppy Swap Love Unleashed | Delilah Higgins | Posthumous release | |
| 2017 | The Neighborhood | Maggie | ||
| 2016 | The Red Maple Leaf | Amanda Walker | ||
| 2015 | No Deposit | Margie Ryan | ||
| 2014 | The Dependables | Jean Dempsey | Alternate title: Pride of Lions | |
| 2014 | The Big Fat Stone | Madge | ||
| 2013 | Real Gangsters | Stella Kelly | ||
| 2013 | Matt's Chance | Mother Mable | ||
| 2012 | HENRi | Dr. Calvin | Short | |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Marlys Baptiste | ||
| 2011 | Three of a Kind | Claire | ||
| 2009 | Halloween II | Barbara Collier | ||
| 2009 | Something Evil Comes | Claudia Brecher | Also known as: Death Among Friends | |
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Rose Callahan | ||
| 2008 | A Single Woman | The Storyteller | ||
| 2008 | On the Other Hand, Death | Dorothy Fisher | Television film | |
| 2008 | Love at First Kill | Beth | ||
| 2007 | Your Mommy Kills Animals | English | ||
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Lois Lane | Archive footage; Re-edited director's cut of Superman II | |
| 2005 | The Last Sign | Endora | ||
| 2005 | Cool Money | English | ||
| 2004 | I'll Be Seeing You | English | ||
| 2004 | Death 4 Told | Madam Badeau | Scream Awards for Best Actress, (segment "The Psychic") | |
| 2004 | Chicks with Sticks | Edith Taymore | ||
| 2002 | Crime and Punishment | Katerina Marmelodov |
Show all 75 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Angel Blade | Frida | ||
| 2001 | Spider-Man - Once Upon a Time the Super Heroes | |||
| 2000 | Tribulation | Eileen Canboro | Alternate title: Apocalypse III: Tribulation | |
| 2000 | Common Ground | English | ||
| 1999 | The Clown at Midnight | Ellen Gibby | ||
| 1999 | The Hi-Line | Laura Johnson | ||
| 1999 | The Annihilation of Fish | Mrs. Muldroone | ||
| 1999 | Nightmare Man | Lillian Hannibal | ||
| 1999 | Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly | Melanie Kelly | Canadian film | |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Miss Peebs | Alternate title: Junior's Groove | |
| 1997 | Silent Cradle | Cindy Wilson | Television film | |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Sol | ||
| 1996 | Never Met Picasso | Genna Magnus | ||
| 1995 | Young Ivanhoe | Lady Margarite | Television film | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Margret Mary | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Beanstalk | Dr. Kate Winston | ||
| 1994 | WindRunner | Sally "Mom" Cima | Television film | |
| 1994 | The Pornographer | Irene | ||
| 1994 | Henry & Verlin | Mabel | ||
| 1993 | La Florida | Vivy Lamori | ||
| 1992 | Aaron Sent Me | Kaitlynn Prescott | ||
| 1991 | Delirious | Woman In Washroom | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1990 | White Room | Madelaine X | ||
| 1989 | Mob Story | Dolores | ||
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lois Lane | ||
| 1986 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | Solitaire | Voice | |
| 1986 | Keeping Track | Mickey Tremaine | ||
| 1985 | The Canadian Conspiracy | English | ||
| 1985 | Little Treasure | Margo | ||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1983 | Superman III | Lois Lane | ||
| 1983 | Trenchcoat | Mickey Raymond | ||
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Toni Donovan | ||
| 1982 | Miss Right | Juliette | ||
| 1981 | Heartaches | Rita Harris | Genie Award for Best Actress | |
| 1980 | Superman II | Lois Lane | Nominated , Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1980 | Willie & Phil | Jeannette Sutherland | ||
| 1979 | The Amityville Horror | Kathy Lutz | Nominated , Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1978 | Superman | Lois Lane | Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1978 | Shoot the Sun Down | The Woman From England | ||
| 1975 | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Marcia Curtis | ||
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper | Maude Stiles | ||
| 1975 | 92 in the Shade | Miranda | ||
| 1974 | Black Christmas | Barbara "Barb" Coard | Canadian Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 1974 | A Quiet Day in Belfast | Brigit Slattery / Thelma Slattery | Canadian Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 1974 | The Gravy Train | Margue | Alternate title: The Dion Brothers | |
| 1973 | Sisters | Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion | Alternate title: Blood Sisters | |
| 1970 | Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Zazel Pierce | ||
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Adeline | Alternate title: Chicago, Chicago | |
| 1968 | The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar | Rosie Prometer |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mrs. Worthington | ||
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Emily Craft | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | The L Word | Sandy Ziskin | Episode: "Labia Majora" | |
| 2005 | Robson Arms | Elaine Wainwright | 1 season | |
| 2004 | Smallville | Bridgette Crosby | 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | Mary Higgins Clark's: I'll Be Seeing You | Frances Grolier | Television film | |
| 2002 | Society's Child | Joan | Television film | |
| 2001 | Mentors | Queen Elizabeth I | Episode: "Her Grace Under Pressure" | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Grace Mayberry | Episode: "Pique" | |
| 2001 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Josephine Mataros | Episode: "Termination" | |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Serena | Episode: "Revival" | |
| 2000 | Someone Is Watching | Sally Beckert | Television film | |
| 2000 | Amazon | Morag | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Miss Holton / Marla Cooke | Episode: "School of Thought" | |
| 1999 | La Femme Nikita | Roberta Wirth | ||
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Rita | Episode: "Miles to Go Before I Sleep" | |
| 1997 | The Teddy Bears' Scare | Mrs. Jones (voice) | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Mrs. Sloan | Episode: "The Sloan Men" | |
| 1997 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Mistress Helga (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | Boston Common | "Cookie" de Varen | 5 episodes | |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Joy Adams | Episode: "Who Killed the Highest Bidder?" | |
| 1995 | Bloodknot | Evelyn | Television film | |
| 1994 | One Woman's Courage | Stella Jenson | Television film | |
| 1994 | Phantom 2040 | Rebecca Madison | 34 episodes | |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Ellen Holden | Episode: "Threshold of Fear" |
Show all 55 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Gaia (voice) | 5 episodes | |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Rachel Grayson | Television film | |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Cynthia | Episode: "Curiosity Killed" | |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Charlotte Percy | 2 episodes | |
| 1988 | Body of Evidence | Carol Dwyer | Television film | |
| 1987 | Shell Game | Dinah / Jennie Jerome | 5 episodes | |
| 1986 | Vanishing Act | Chris Kenyon | Television film | |
| 1986 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | The Narrator | Full season | |
| 1985 | The Hitchhiker | Jane Reynolds | Episode: "Nightshift" | |
| 1985 | Picking Up the Pieces | Lynette Harding | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Glitter Dome | Willie | Television film | |
| 1984 | Louisiana | Virginia Tregan | Television film | |
| 1983 | Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle | Television film | |
| 1982 | Bus Stop | Cherie | Television film | |
| 1976 | Switch | Andrea Morris | Episode: "The Twelfth Commandment" | |
| 1975 | Wide World Mystery | Gerry | Episode: "Suicide Club" | |
| 1975 | Baretta | Terry Lake | Episode: "The Secret of Terry Lake" | |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk | Lucy Cotton | Television film | |
| 1974 | The Suicide Club | Television film | ||
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Lori Wright | Episode: "Trial Run for Death" | |
| 1972 | The Bounty Man | Mae | Television film | |
| 1972 | Harry O | Helen | Episode: "Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On" | |
| 1972 | Banacek | Linda Carsini | Episode: "A Million the Hard Way" | |
| 1971 | Nichols | Ruth | 5 episodes | |
| 1971 | Suddenly Single | Jackie | Television film | |
| 1970 | The Mod Squad | Claire Allen | Episode: "Call Back Yesterday" | |
| 1969 | Wojeck | Episode: "After All, Who's Art Morrison Anyway?" | ||
| 1969 | McQueen | Jenny | 3 episodes | |
| 1969 | Corwin | Denny | Episodes "Does Anybody Here Know Denny?, Pts. 1 & 2" | |
| 1969 | Adventures in Rainbow Country | Dr. Janet Rhodes / Sportscar Driver | 2 episodes |