Actor: Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder played Lois Lane across four Superman films, and the performance is built on speed and impatience, which makes the character a working reporter instead of a decorative one.

Black Christmas and Sisters gave her earlier horror leads, and Sisters is the De Palma one worth seeking.

She experienced a widely publicised manic episode in 1996 and afterward became an outspoken advocate on mental health and on political causes. She died in 2018.