Valerie Perrine, the actress who earned an Oscar nomination for her role in "Lenny" and charmed audiences as Eve Teschmacher in the 1978 film "Superman," has died. She was 82.
Her death was confirmed by her manager, who stated she died on September 12, 2025, at her home in Santa Monica, California, following a long illness. The news was widely reported by major outlets including The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
Perrine's career spanned film, television, and stage. Her performance as Honey Bruce opposite Dustin Hoffman in Bob Fosse's "Lenny" (1974) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for the same role.
To a broader audience, she was best known as the witty and scene-stealing Eve Teschmacher in Richard Donner's "Superman" (1978) and its sequel "Superman II" (1980). Her other notable film credits include "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1972) and "The Border" (1982).
