Margot Kidder, known for playing Lois Lane in the „Superman“ movies, died „as a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose,“ according to coroner<\/b>
\nMargot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in the \u201cSuperman\u201d movies of the late \u201970s and \u201980s, took her own life in May, the actress\u2019 daughter told the Associated Press on Wednesday.
Maggie McGuane told the AP that Kidder\u2019s death had been ruled a suicide, adding that she knew her mother had killed herself when she was brought to the actress\u2019 home in May.
The AP added that Park County, Montana, coroner Richard Wood said that Kidder died \u201cas a result of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose.\u201d
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Kidder died in her Montana home on May 13 at age 69.
The actress\u2019 manager, Camilla Fluxman Pines, told TheWrap at the time that the actress died peacefully in her sleep.
Born in Canada in 1948, Kidder appeared in a number of low-budget Canadian films and TV shows, and appeared in films including the 1973 thriller \u201cSisters,\u201d the Robert Redford-drama \u201cThe Great Waldo Pepper\u201d and the 1979 horror film \u201cThe Amityville Horror,\u201d as well as \u201cSuperman\u201d and its sequels.
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Kidder\u2019s career and personal life suffered setbacks in the 1990s, following a nervous breakdown. She disappeared for four days in 1996, and later told People, \u201cI was like one of those ladies you see talking to the space aliens on the street corner in New York.\u201d Kidder, who said she was manic-depressive, said that she experienced \u201cmood swings that could knock over a building.\u201d
However, the actress later enjoyed a career revival, guest-starring in offerings including \u201cSmallville,\u201d \u201cBrothers & Sisters\u201d and \u201cThe L Word.\u201d She also scored an Emmy in 2015 for her work on the children\u2019s series \u201cR. L. Stine\u2019s The Haunting Hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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