{"id":133908,"date":"2026-03-26T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=133908"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:08:41","slug":"valerie-perrine-actress-who-starred-in-superman-lenny-dies-at-81-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=133908","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Perrine Actress Who Starred In \u201cSuperman\u201d &#038; \u201cLenny\u201d Dies At 81 \u2013 Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=133908\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=133908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-133909\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valerie Perrine died on Monday, 23 March. She had Parkinsons and was 81.<\/p>\n<p>She was best known as Miss Teschmacher in \u201cSuperman\u201d and as Honey in \u201cLenny\u201d, starring Dustin Hoffman. For this role she received a best actress Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n<p>In between these two movies, she starred in \u201cW.C. Fields and Me\u201d with Rod Steiger and with Terence Hill in \u201cMr. Billion\u201d. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Other movie credits include \u201cSlaughterhouse-Five\u201d, \u201cThe Last American Hero\u201d, \u201cThe Electric Horseman\u201d, \u201cSuperman II\u201d, \u201cThe Border\u201d and \u201cWhat Women Want\u201d.<br \/>\nShe also appeared in TV shows like \u201cHomicide: Life on the Street,\u201d \u201cER,\u201d \u201cNash Bridges\u201d and \u201cThe Practice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends their condolences to The Perrine Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F133908\" data-token=\"8446c5b755a3b7262558a8e992b9ec5a\" data-token-time=\"1778621551\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >or Message Comment<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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