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Margot Kidder (born October 17, 1948) is a Canadian-American film and television actress who achieved fame playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 1980s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Region North Slave Region Established 1936/1937 Government - City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem - Governing Body Consensus government - Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area - City 105. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canadian-American refers to a member of that group of people living in the United States who were born, raised, or (to a lesser extent) possess ancestral ties to Canada. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For the Dutch girl group, see LoÃ¯s Lane. ... Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie (as it was called in pre-release advertising), is a superhero movie, released by Warner Bros. ...

Biography

Early life

Kidder was born Margaret Ruth Kidder in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, one of five children of Jill, a history teacher,^[1] and Kendall Kidder, an explosives expert and mining engineer.^[2] She was born in Yellowknife because of her father's job, which required the family to live in remote locations.^[3] She has a sister, Annie, and three brothers, John, Michael and Peter. Kidder's niece, Janet Kidder, is also an actress. Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Region North Slave Region Established 1936/1937 Government - City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem - Governing Body Consensus government - Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area - City 105. ... This article is about the domestic group. ... Janet Kidder is a Canadian actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

Career

In the late 1960s, Kidder was based in Toronto, and appeared in a number of TV drama series for the CBC, including guest appearances on Wojeck, Adventures in Rainbow Country, and a semi-regular role as a young reporter on McQueen. Later, she made an appearance as a barmaid in Nichols, a short-lived James Garner vehicle made for American television. She also appeared in a number of low-budget Canadian movies in the early 1970s before going on to star in the Brian de Palma psychological thriller Sisters (1973) and the horror film Black Christmas (1974). A nude pictorial of Kidder, photographed by Douglas Kirkland, was published in the March 1975 issue of Playboy. The accompanying article was written by her as a condition of appearing: Kidder said "I don't want someone writing 'Margot Kidder has more curves than the Pacific Coast Highway' under my picture." CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... Wojeck was a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on the CBC from 1966 to 1968. ... Adventures in Rainbow Country was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1970 and 1971. ... Nichols was a Western television series aired in the United States by NBC during the 1971-72 season. ... James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor. ... Sisters is a 1973 film directed by Brian de Palma. ... Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian horror film, directed by Bob Clark. ... An Evening with Marilyn by Douglas Kirkland Douglas Kirkland (born 1934 in Toronto, Ontario) is a prominent photographer based in the United States. ... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... Scene from highway 1 (Near Half Moon Bay) State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of the U.S. State of California. ...

Kidder is best known for her role as Lois Lane in the 1978 film Superman and its sequels. Kidder brought more depth to the role than previous actresses, portraying Lane as an ambitious and headstrong, yet vulnerable and emotionally lonely woman trying to make it in a man's world. After she publicly expressed her disgust to the producers, Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind, over the firing of Richard Donner from 1980's Superman II, her role in 1983's Superman III consisted of less than 5 minutes of footage. Her role in 1987's Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was more substantial. In addition to the Superman movies, Kidder has starred in The Amityville Horror, Willie and Phil, Some Kind of Hero with Richard Pryor and The Great Waldo Pepper opposite Robert Redford. She has also made uncredited cameo appearances in Maverick and Delirious. Additionally, Kidder portrayed the mother of a high-school football player in the low-budget film Windrunner set in Kanab, Utah. For the Dutch girl group, see LoÃ¯s Lane. ... // Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode... For the franchise, see Superman film series. ... Alexander Salkind (June 2, 1921 â€“ March 8, 1997) was the second of three generations of successful international film producers. ... Ilya Salkind (born Ilya Juan Salkind Dominguez, July 27, 1947 in Mexico City) grew up in the world of motion pictures. ... Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on April 24, 1930) is an American film director and also producer through the production company, The Donners Company, he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner, own. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... Superman III (originally titled Superman vs. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is a 1987 film, the last of the Superman theatrical movies. ... The Amityville Horror was a 1979 film based on the book of the same name by Jay Anson. ... Some Kind Of Hero is a 1982 film starring Richard Pryor as a returning Vietnam War veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 â€“ December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. ... The Great Waldo Pepper is a 1975 film in which a biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed, eventually getting a chance to prove himself in a film depicting the dog fights... Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... [[Image:]] Maverick is a 1994 comedy Western movie, based on the 1950s television series Maverick, and its created Roy Huggins. ... Delerious is a romantic comedy film starring John Candy. ... Kanab is a city in Kane County, Utah, United States. ...

In 1983, Kidder produced and starred as Eliza Doolittle in a TV version of Pygmalion with Peter O'Toole. In the late 1980s she appeared in introductions for the Discovery Channel's "Best of the BBC" series of repackaged documentaries, among them Making of a Continent. She has also done extensive stage work, including The Vagina Monologues. // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ... Play cover, depicting Mrs Campbell as Eliza Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on Ovids tale of Pygmalion. ... Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932, uncertain but presumed correct date[1]) is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated Irish actor. ... Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ... The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award-winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the off-Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at HERE Arts Center in 1996. ...

In 1994, Kidder played the bartender at the "Broken Skull" tavern in Under a Killing Moon, an IBM PC adventure game. 1994 1994 in games 1993 in video gaming 1995 in video gaming Notable events of 1994 in computer and video games. ... Under a Killing Moon (1994) was the third installment in the Tex Murphy series of adventure games produced by Access Software. ... The Columbia MPC was one of the many IBM PC compatibles offered on the US market. ...

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). Also that year Kidder made an appearance on a Canadian sitcom, Robson Arms, set in an apartment block in Vancouver's west end. She played a quirky neighbor of the main cast members. Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... Professor Bridgett Crosby is a fictional character in DC Comics Superman titles as well as the Smallville television show. ... Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 â€“ October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. ... Robson Arms is a Canadian television series, that began airing on CTV Television Network on August 7, 2005. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ...

In 2007, Kidder started appearing on the television series Brothers and Sisters, playing Emily Craft. Additionally, Kidder played Sally Cima, and was the mother of protagonist Greg Cima a high school tailback for Kanab High School in Kanab, Utah, in the film Windrunner. Not to be confused with Brothers and Sisters (1979 TV series). ... Kanab is a city in Kane County, Utah, United States. ...

Personal life

In the past, Kidder dated former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau. She has been married and divorced three times: to American playwright Thomas McGuane (by whom she had her only child, daughter Maggie, in 1976); to actor John Heard; and to French film director Philippe de Broca. None of the marriages lasted longer than a year. Since her divorce from De Broca, she has said that she prefers the companionship of her dogs. She has one grandchild, Mazie Kirn, from her daughter's marriage to the novelist Walter Kirn. â€œTrudeauâ€ redirects here. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... This redirect page has been listed on Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... John Heard John Heard (born March 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor. ... Phillipe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac (March 15, 1933 in Paris, France - November 26, 2004 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a film director, best known for his comedies with Jean-Paul Belmondo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Kidder raised some hackles^{[citation needed]} in the early 1990s during the first Gulf War, when she ridiculed the press and the military for not seeing the larger consequences of their actions. For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Kidder was involved in a serious car crash back in 1990, after which she was unable to work for two years, causing her serious financial problems.

Kidder has bipolar disorder, which led to a widely publicized manic episode in 1996. Kidder was found by Los Angeles police in a distressed state. She was placed in psychiatric care. For other uses, see Bipolar. ...

Kidder became a United States citizen on August 17, 2005, in Butte, Montana; she lives in nearby Livingston. She said the reason for her decision to become an American citizen is to participate in the voting process, to continue her protests against U.S. intervention in Iraq, and at the same time to be free of worries about being deported.^[4] is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uptown Butte 1942 view of the city Butte is a city in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the county seat. ... Livingston is a city located in Park County, Montana, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,851. ...

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