Margot Kidder, whose best known role was as reporter Lois Lane in the 1978 Superman movie has died aged 69. Kidder was born in Canada in 1948, and broke into film acting in the late 60s. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder and Marc McClure in Superman (1978). After the success of the first Superman movie, Kidder gained the lead role in another cult classic, The Amityville Horror, supposedly based on the real-life paranormal experiences of the Lutz family and their possessed house. No kidding: Margot Kidder on Lois Lane and The Amityville Horror Read moreKidder worked steadily through the 1980s, though issues with bipolar disorder resulted in a tumultuous personal life and a highly publicised breakdown in 1996 in which she disappeared for four days.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2018 17:24 UTC