Margot Kidder: the Hollywood star who defied convention

The death of the 69-year-old actor leaves behind a legacy highlighted by a star turn as Lois Lane as Superman and an uncensored honesty about the industry

Margot Kidder, who has died aged 69, will be remembered best for one defining performance. It’s her sterling and witty turn as Lois Lane in the Christopher Reeve-led Superman movies of the late 70s and early 80s, in which she was every inch Clark Kent’s equal in wit and moxie, if not in Kryptonite superpowers – and which set the standard for any other actor playing the role since.

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