Los Angeles (dpa) - US actress Margot Kidder, who played reporterLois Lane in the "Superman" movies, has died at age 69, a statementfrom the funeral home handling her arrangements said Monday.
The statement said Kidder, who who was also an activist, died Sundayat her home in Livingston, Montana. A cause of death was not given.
Kidder's full name was Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder and she was bornin Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories province of Canada, butbecame a US citizen in 2005.
Kidder was one of many actresses who played Lois Lane.
She was especially popular playing the role opposite ChristopherReeve in "Superman" in 1978, "Superman II - Alone Against All" in1980, "Superman III - The Steel Lightning" in 1983 and "Superman IV -The World on the Edge" in 1987.
Later in her career she starred in many smaller productions andtelevision series.
Kidder suffered from bipolar disorder and had a nervous breakdown inLos Angeles in 1996. She campaigned for mental health-related issuesand as an activist opposed the US invasion of Iraq. In 2011 she wasarrested while protesting against an oil pipeline at the White House.
Kidder was married and divorced three times, according to tradejournal Variety.
She had a daughter in 1976 with with her first husband, novelistThomas McGuane. Her 1979 marriage to actor John Heard was over injust six days, according to Variety. She also was married to Frenchdirector Philippe de Broca from 1983 to 1984.
