Margot Kidder

5.8	Listal rating

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Birth Name: Margaret Ruth Kidder

Age: 64, born 17 October 1948

Country of origin: Canada

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 6"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Single

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Strange Celebrity Meltdowns (28 items)
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Published 2 years, 2 months ago

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DC Comic Characters played by... (275 items)
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Published 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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That 70's Girl (100 items)
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Published 1 month, 1 week ago

9 comments

38 votes

Libra ladies ♎ (161 items)
list by MariaJJ

Published 10 months ago

2 comments

37 votes

The Great White North List (75 items)
list by TrekMedic

Published 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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About: Born Margaret Ruth Kidder to Jill Kidder and Kendall Kidder, a mining engineer, in Yellowknife, Canada, on October 17, 1948, Margot was a delightful child who took pride in everything she did. At an early age she became aware of the great emotions she felt towards expressing herself, and caught the acting bug. As a child she wrote in a diary that she wanted to become a movie star, and that one day it would happen, but she had to overcome something else first. She was aware that she was constantl Born Margaret Ruth Kidder to Jill Kidder and Kendall Kidder, a mining engineer, in Yellowknife, Canada, on October 17, 1948, Margot was a delightful child who took pride in everything she did. At an early age she became aware of the great emotions she felt towards expressing herself, and caught the acting bug. As a child she wrote in a diary that she wanted to become a movie star, and that one day it would happen, but she had to overcome something else first. She was aware that she was constantly facing mood swings, but wasn't aware why. At odd times she would try to kill herself - the first time was at age 14 - but the next day she would be just fine. Her father's hectic schedule and moving around so much didn't help matters, either, causing her to attend 11 schools in 12 years. Finally, in an attempt to help Margot with her troubles, her parents sent" her to a boarding school, where she took part in school plays, such as Romeo and Juliet", in which she played the lead.

After graduation Margot moved to Los Angeles to start a film career. She found herself dealing with a lot of prejudice, and hotheads, but later found solace with a Canadian agent. This was when she got her first acting job, in the Norman Jewison film Gaily, Gaily (1969). This led to another starring role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970), in which she co-starred with Gene Wilder. After some harsh words from the film's director, Margot temporarily left films to study acting in New York, doing television work to pay her bills, but when the money ran out, she decided it was time to make a second try at acting. When she arrived in Hollywood she met up at a screen test with actress Jennifer Salt, resulting in a friendship that still stands strong today. Margot and Jennifer moved into a lofty beach house and befriended other, then unknown, struggling filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg and Susan Sarandon, among others. Late nights would see the hot, happening youngsters up until all hours talking around a fire about how they were all going to change the film industry. It was crazy living and within the Christmas season, Margot had become involved with De Palma, and as a Christmas present he gave her the script to his upcoming film Sisters (1973). Margot and Salt both had the leads in the film, and it was a huge critical success.

The film made branded Margot as a major talent, and in the following years she starred in a string of critically acclaimed pictures, such as Black Christmas (1974), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), 92 in the Shade (1975) - directed by Thomas McGuane, who was also her husband for a brief period - and a somewhat prophetic tale of self-resurrection, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975).

After three years of being a housewife, looking after her daughter Maggie and not working, Margot decided it was time to let her emotions take control and get back into acting. Once her marriage to McGuane was over she eyed a script that would change her life forever. Her new agent hooked her up with a little-known director named Richard Donner. He was going to be directing a film called Superman (1978), and she auditioned for and secured the leading female role of Lois Lane. That film and Superman II (1980) were to be filmed simultaneously. After the success of "Superman" she took on more intense roles, such as The Amityville Horror (1979) and Willie & Phil (1980). After that, Margot did numerous films, television and theater work throughout the 1980s, including Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). When the 1990s erupted with the Gulf War, Margot found herself becoming involved in politics. She made a stir in the biz when she spoke out against the military for their actions in Kuwait. She also appeared in a cameo in Donner's Maverick (1994).

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Smallville (2), Superman (2), Female (2), Actress (2), Playboy (1), Hateful (1), Born 1948 (1), Canadian (1)

Movies

1. Superman (1978)

Rating:

6.9

1356 Watched

2. Superman II (1980)

Rating:

6.3

891 Watched

3. Maverick (1994)

Rating:

6.4

800 Watched

4. Superman III (1983)

Rating:

4.9

528 Watched

5. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

Rating:

4.2

415 Watched

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TV

1. Smallville (2001)

Rating:

6.3

1918 Watched

2. Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)

Rating:

532 Watched

3. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)

Rating:

6.7

334 Watched

4. Brothers & Sisters (2006)

Rating:

6.7

246 Watched

5. 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)

Rating:

5.3

46 Watched

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DC Comic Characters played by... (275 person items)

"in the 1978 film Superman and its sequels In 2004, Kidder briefly returned to the Superman franchise in two episodes of the television program Smallville, as Dr. Bridgette Crosby, an emissary of Dr. Swann (played by her Superman co-star, Christopher Reeve). "

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Smallville Actors/Actresses Trivia (8 person items)

"Margot Kidder is know for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman film series. In Smallville she plays Dr. Bridgette Crosby who was the emissary assistant of Dr. Virgil Swann (Christopher Reeve) and a member of Veritas. Superman Movie Series Smallville "

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That 70's Girl (100 person items)

" Known For: Sisters, Black Christmas, The Great Waldo Pepper, Superman and The Amityville Horror."

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All Arms & Legs (93 person items)

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The Great White North List (75 person items)

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MariaJJ added this to a list 10 months ago

Libra ladies ♎ (161 person items)

" October 17, 1948 "

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The All-Star Cast of Tales From the Crypt (80 person items)

"Episode: Curiosity Killed (Season 4)"

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The Evolution of Lois Lane (16 person items)

"1978 Superman: The Movie 1980 Superman II 1983 Superman III 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace "

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Lois Lane (8 person items)

"Superman (1978) Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) "

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Scream Queens! (20 person items)

"Because of Amityville Horror!"

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Strange Celebrity Meltdowns (28 person items)

" Nothing To Kidd About In 1996, Superman starlet Margot Kidder suffered a major meltdown, in part due to her bipolar diagnosis. In a fit of extreme paranoia, the actress hacked off her hair with a razor and spent three days living on the streets. Kidder was discovered in a neighbor's bushes, missing teeth and clearly shaken."

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Versões de personagens femininas dos quadrinhos no (17 person items)

"Lois Lane (Super-Homem) "

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Directed by Brian De Palma (163 person items)

"Sisters"