Actress Valerrie Perrine Dies at Age of Superman and Lenny Roles
Valerie Perrine has died aged eighty-two following a long illness after starring alongside Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Costner, John Cusack, Tom Hanks, Michael J Fox and Harrison Ford across multiple films including Superman. She was also nominated for an Academy Award in 1983 as the best actress of Lenny while gaining notoriety earlier on television with a naked role that led to her being called "the most famous woman who has ever been seen without clothes."
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1Actress and producer Valerie Perrine has died at the age of 82.
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2Perrine was best known for her roles in 'Superman' (1970s franchise) as Lex Luthor's girlfriend, an Oscar-nominated performance in Bob Fosse's film adaptation
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3'Lenny', and a notable naked TV role that gained notoriety.
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Valerie Perrine, an actress known for roles such as Eve Teschmacher in the *Superman* films who received an Oscar nomination for her work on Lenny's 1974 film. She passed away at age 82 from Parkinson's disease after a diagnosis made five years prior to death and was survived by friends like Stacey Souther, whose GoFundMe campaign now covers burial costs instead of medical expenses as Perrine had faced the illness with courage without complaint
Valerie Perrine, an actress known for roles in *Lenny*, Superman films opposite Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, died at age 82. Her death was announced by filmmaker Stacey Souther on Facebook with expressions of deep sadness following her Oscar nomination from the director Bob Fosse's biopic about Lenny Bruce (1974).