Click to get weekly celebrity death news delivered to your inbox. 1982 gewann sie als beste Hauptdarstellerin einen Genie Award für Der schmale Weg des Glücks. ". Ihre bekannteste Rolle war die der Lois Lane in den Superman-Filmen. Margot was a resident of Pennsylvania at the time of passing. Mit zwölf Jahren hatte Margot Kidder bereits elf Schulwechsel hinter sich. She began getting work in Canadian TV series and relocated to Los Angeles in 1970. Notable work dried up, replaced by TV guest spots and little-seen films, and her career was already in the doldrums by the time she was injured in a serious car crash in 1990. To the Kidder family, I`m sorry for your loss, and be assured of affectionate memories of Margot finding...", "God is a God of all Comfort and he will Comfort the family's...My heartfelt condolences to the family's...", "Superman met his match in Margot. Early scenes, as she tries to confirm her newfound suspicions that Clark and Superman are one and the same by placing herself in danger, ripe to be rescued, are brimming with comic pizzazz. Though Kidder, never shy of speaking her mind, bemoaned publicly the sacking of the director Richard Donner in favour of Richard Lester for Superman II (1980), the second picture was a superior showcase for her range. Oktober 1948 in Yellowknife, Kanada; † 13. Tue 15 May 2018 06.59 EDT 1975 heiratete Kidder den Schauspieler Thomas McGuane. "Dear Ms. Kidder, I`m so sorry for the suffering you endured in your latter years. [3], 1991 engagierte Kidder sich gegen den unter amerikanischer Führung begonnenen zweiten Golfkrieg, womit sie ihre Karriere aufs Spiel setzte[4]. Oktober 2020 um 17:16 Uhr bearbeitet. The critic Janet Maslin described her as “the bright-eyed life of the party” but Kidder thought poorly of the film, calling it “one of the worst movies ever made” and resenting the part it played in keeping her away from the British premiere of Superman: “Amityville couldn’t release me because the flies they were breeding to crawl over Rod Steiger’s face were hatching that day.”. In his book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Peter Biskind wrote: “She broke hearts and sued producers … and struck her friends as not altogether stable.”. Ein kanadischer Agent entdeckte sie, und so bekam sie 1969 eine Filmrolle in der Komödie Gaily, Gaily. [2], Kidder starb am 13. Sie wurde von einem Freund bewusstlos aufgefunden. Margaret Ruth „Margot“ Kidder (* 17. Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress, director, and activist whose career spanned five decades. Her cause of death was not confirmed by the Franzen-Davis funeral home. Sie wurde 1948 in den kanadischen Nordwest-Territorien als Tochter von Jill und Kendall Kidder geboren. In Willie & Phil (1980), Paul Mazursky’s loose spin on Jules et Jim, Kidder was delightful in the Jeanne Moreau role. Click to see our Superman gallery featuring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. Der Gerichtsmediziner in Park County, Montana, sagte, ihr Tod sei „eine Folge einer selbstverschuldeten Drogen- und Alkoholüberdosis“. Mit zwölf Jahren hatte Margot Kidder bereits elf Schulwechsel hinter sich. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 13. Ihre Nichte ist die Schauspielerin Janet Kidder. Nominierungen für diesen Preis bekam sie 1980 für Amityville Horror und 1982 für Superman II – Allein gegen alle. You may be gone but will live on thru your work. A highlight was Lois’s nighttime tour above Manhattan (or Metropolis, as the film called it) on Superman’s arm. Her smart, sassy performance never allowed Lois to become merely the love interest or damsel in distress, even when those were her superficial functions in the script. She took the Marilyn Monroe part, Chérie, on television in Bus Stop, starred in the Richard Pryor comedy Some Kind of Hero (both 1982) and played Eliza Doolittle in a TV version of Pygmalion (1983). Margot was a resident of New York at the time of passing. Sie wurde 1948 in den kanadischen Nordwest-Territorien als Tochter von Jill und Kendall Kidder geboren. “She was a woman of causes, passionate and not afraid to stand her ground,” said its director, Norman Jewison. Ein Jahr später erhielt sie die erste Hauptrolle an der Seite von Gene Wilder in dem Film Quackser Fortune hat ’nen Vetter in der Bronx. Ihr Durchbruch kam mit dem Film Die Schwestern des Bösen von Regisseur Brian De Palma aus dem Jahr 1973. In 1996, she suffered a public breakdown when she was found in a stranger’s garden, having hacked off her hair and damaged her teeth after becoming convinced that McGuane had enlisted the CIA to kill her. In the wake of Superman: The Movie, Kidder starred in the hit haunted-house story The Amityville Horror (1979). All rights reserved. She was already gaining a reputation for wildness. Es war ihre erste Rolle in einem Horrorfilm. Ein Jahr später bekam sie eine Tochter und ließ sich scheiden. Rest in peace, Ma`am. -- "Superman" actress Margot Kidder's death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it's a relief to finally have the truth out. Tributes poured in Monday on social media (CNN) Margot Kidder, who found fame as Lois Lane in the 1978 film "Superman," died Sunday at her home in Montana, her manager confirmed to … “I guess I came to terms with my demons,” she later said, attributing her recovery to orthomolecular psychiatry, which spurns conventional medicine. Im August 1983 heiratete sie den französischen Regisseur Philippe de Broca. Margot passed away in May 2018. August 2018 wurde berichtet, dass Kidders Tod durch eine Überdosis als Selbstmord gewertet wurde. Noch im selben Jahr scheiterte auch diese Ehe. She gave up acting briefly when she became pregnant with their daughter, Maggie. Her interest in acting was encouraged at a Toronto boarding school, Havergal college. Superman actress Margot Kidder who played Lois Lane has died aged 69, a funeral home has said. A change in producers meant she was featured more prominently in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), but too late: not only was this the weakest of the series, it also has some claim on being one of the worst films of that decade. I always thought you were terrific. Nach dem Schulabschluss zog sie nach Los Angeles, um eine Schauspielkarriere zu starten. Even now, the film remains a clear pinnacle in the overcrowded superhero genre. • Margot (Margaret Ruth) Kidder, actor, born 17 October 1948; died 13 May 2018, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Mai 2018 in Livingston, Montana[1]) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Die Todesursache wurde zunächst nicht freigegeben; ihr Agent sagte, dass „sie friedlich im Schlaf starb“, während ihr Freund Jeffrey St. Clair in den Tagen nach ihrem Tod schrieb: „Ich hatte die ganze Woche das Bild von Margie hilflos auf dem Boden in ihrem Haus vor Augen.“ Am 8. “You’ll believe a man can fly,” promised the advertising campaign for the 1978 blockbuster Superman: The Movie. Ihre Eltern schickten sie auf ein Internat, wo sie ihre ersten Erfahrungen mit der Schauspielerei machte und die weibliche Hauptrolle in Rome… None of that technical razzle-dazzle would have counted for much, though, without the lively rapport between the film’s stars: Christopher Reeve as Superman and his alter-ego Clark Kent, and Margot Kidder, who has died aged 69, as the go-getting, chain-smoking reporter Lois Lane. She and a fellow actor, Jennifer Salt, moved in together in a house outside Malibu, which soon became an unofficial hang-out for Hollywood’s young up-and-comers, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Kidder’s then-partner, Brian De Palma, who cast both women in his clever horror film Sisters (1973). She is survived by Maggie and by two grandchildren, Charlie and Mazie. Margot Kidder, the actress well known for playing Lois Lane in the 1978 film "Superman," has died at the age of 69, according to multiple news sources. Ihre Nichte ist die Schauspielerin Janet Kidder. Sie war zeitweise depressiv und dachte mit vierzehn Jahren an Suizid. Her outspokenness about Donner’s sacking cost her dearly. Margot passed away in May 2018. Political activism dominated her life; in recent years, she protested against US military action in Iraq and the Keystone oil pipeline, and campaigned for Bernie Sanders. God Bless You and, Christopher. She and McGuane divorced after a year, as did she and her third husband, the director Philippe de Broca, in 1983. Kidder was born in Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, to Jill, a teacher, and Kendall, a mining engineer and explosives expert whose job demanded that the family relocate regularly. Margot Kidder as Lois Lane and Christopher Reeve as Superman during Lois’s nighttime tour above Manhattan in Superman: The Movie, 1978. She starred opposite Gene Wilder in the gentle comedy Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970). Bankruptcy followed. Her movie debut was as a prostitute in the comedy Gaily, Gaily (1969). ", "Godspeed Margo, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us....", "Go with God, Lois Lane! Sie spielte hierin, wie auch in den Fortsetzungen, die weibliche Hauptrolle an der Seite von Christopher Reeve. 2011 wurde sie bei einem Sit-in gegen den Bau der Keystone-Pipeline vor dem Weißen Haus verhaftet. She married the novelist and screenwriter Thomas McGuane after working with him in 92 in the Shade (1975), his only film as director. For full obituary from Legacy.com, click here. (In one scene, a bus station in Milton Keynes doubles for the UN headquarters.). Their romance was wisely placed at the centre of the sequel, which was shot back-to-back with the first movie. “I thought in acting I could let my real self out and no one would know it was me,” she said. HELENA, Mont. Later acting appearances included Rob Zombie’s horror remake Halloween II (2009) and TV series such as the Superman spin-off Smallville (2004), The L Word (2006) and Brothers and Sisters (2007). 1979 ehelichte sie den US-amerikanischen Schauspieler John Heard. On Superman III (1983), again directed by Lester, her screen-time was drastically reduced in favour of two new female co-stars, Annette O’Toole and Pamela Stephenson. They brought a screwball vivacity reminiscent of The Lady Eve to their scenes together, with Kidder playing Barbara Stanwyck to Reeve’s Henry Fonda. For full obituary from Legacy.com, click here . [5], https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margot_Kidder&oldid=204518840, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, kanadisch-US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, 1970: Quackser Fortune hat ’nen Vetter in der Bronx. Sie war zeitweise depressiv und dachte mit vierzehn Jahren an Suizid. If you need help finding the right words, view our. Ihre Eltern schickten sie auf ein Internat, wo sie ihre ersten Erfahrungen mit der Schauspielerei machte und die weibliche Hauptrolle in Romeo und Julia spielte. In den 1980er Jahren folgten weitere Rollen in den Filmen Trenchcoat (1983) und Staubige Dollars (1985), außerdem spielte sie nochmals Lois Lane in Superman III – Der stählerne Blitz (1983) und Superman IV – Die Welt am Abgrund (1987).