Valerie Perrine, who starred in Superman alongside Christopher Reeve, has died at age 82.
The actress passed away at her home in Beverly Hills on Monday (US time), with her friend Stacey Souther confirming the sad news in a post on Facebook.
In the emotional post, Souther confirmed that Perrine had died after a “courageous” battle with Parkinson’s disease.
“It is with deep sadness that I share the heartbreaking news that Valerie has passed away,” read the post.
“She faced Parkinson’s disease with incredible courage and compassion, never once complaining. She was a true inspiration who lived life to the fullest – and what a magnificent life it was. The world feels less beautiful without her in it.
“I love you, Valerie. I’ll see you on the other side. ❤️”
The post also included a charity fundraising page to help raise funds to give her the “farewell she deserves” after she exhausted her finances over her 15-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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Perrine, who was born in 1943, started her career as a showgirl at the Stardust Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in 1968.
She got her first acting gig in 1972, when she was cast as Montana Wildhack in the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
“Acting wasn’t something I pursued,” she shared during an interview with Parkinson’s Europe published in July 2025.
“I was at a small dinner party where an agent was looking for someone to play the role of Montana Wildhack in George Roy Hill’s film production of Slaughterhouse-Five.
“The agent saw something in me and thought I would be perfect for the part. That’s how I became an actress.”
Her acting career started to take off, landing roles in The Last American Hero and she even scored an Oscar nomination for best actress for her role in Lenny as Lenny Bruce’s troubled wife.
She really rose to fame when she was cast as Eve Teschmacher in 1978’s Superman: The Movie.
Her character served as the personal assistant and love interest to Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor, and Perrine reprised the role for 1980’s Superman II.
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Perrine was widely regarded as an American sex symbol.
She was photographed several different times for Playboy and described as a “Hollywood sex kitten” in a 1974 article by the New York Times.
“I have a lot of great memories from my career, and I was fortunate enough to work with some of the greatest people in the business at the time, in the ’70s,” Perrine said during one of her final interviews.
“It was a lot of hard work but a lot of fun, too.”
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