Margot Kidder, Superman's actress Lois Lane, dies aged 69

Margot Kidder, Superman's Lois Lane, dies aged 69

   

                                                             

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Margot Kidder, best known for her role in Superman movie in 1978 has died in her sleep on May 13, 2018, at her home in Montana aged 69.  The Franzen Davies funeral home in Montana confirmed her death on Sunday.

Superman series was a massive hit and its studio Warner Bros’ biggest earner at that point. She was casted as Lane by director Richard Donner opposite newcomer Christopher Reeve in the long-gestating comic book Superman adaptation .She would appear in three sequels: 1980’s Superman II (filmed at the same time, though with Donner replaced by Richard Lester), Superman III (1983) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) – though her roles in the latter two were little more than cameos.

Born in October 17 1948, in Yellowknife in Canada, Kidder made her film debut in a 49-minute film titled The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1968), a drama set in a Canadian logging community, which was produced by the Challenge for Change. Her first major feature was the 1969 American film Gaily, Gaily, a comedy starring Beau Bridges. She 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, and as a panelist on Mantrap which featured discussions centered on a feminist perspective. During the 1971–72 season, she co-starred as barmaid Ruth in Nichols, a James Garnerwestern, which aired 22 episodes on NBC

Kidler suffered from bipolar disorder resulted in a tumultuous personal life and a highly publicized breakdown in 1996 in which she disappeared for four days. The incident made her lifelong struggle with mental illness a public affair, but she continued to work as an actress, including a six-episode role on Boston Common in 1996-97. Her most recent role was in 2017 with the indie The Neighborhood.

Kidder was married three times: to novelist Thomas McGuane (with whom she had a daughter, Maggie), actor John Heard (for six days) and film director Philippe de Broca.

Also Christopher Reeve died in 2004 of complications from an infection, nine years after becoming a quadriplegic following a horse riding accident.

Funeral service information is pending.