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Valerie Perrine

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Valerie Perrine at an event for What Women Want (2000)
You can never be too old for new beginnings. A group of eccentric retirees' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them.
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Valerie Ritchie Perrine is an American actress and model. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film appearances include Superman (1978), The Electric Horseman (1979), and Superman II (1980).
BornSeptember 3, 1943
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BornSeptember 3, 1943
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • Eve Teschmacher
    • 1978
    Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (1974)
    Lenny
    7.5
    • Honey Bruce
    • 1974
    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
    Superman II
    6.8
    • Eve Teschmacher
    • 1980
    Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000)
    What Women Want
    6.5
    • Margo
    • 2000

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    • Barbara Bain, George Hamilton, Jack Betts, Mariette Hartley, Jack McGee, Valerie Perrine, and Alex Rocco in Silver Skies (2016)
      Silver Skies
      6.3
      • Ethel
      • 2016
    • Holt McCallany in Lights Out (2011)
      Lights Out
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mae
      • 2011
    • Redirecting Eddie (2008)
      Redirecting Eddie
      6.7
      • Gloria Vassick
      • 2008
    • Illeana Douglas, Noah Wyle, and Kate Mara in The Californians (2005)
      The Californians
      4.7
      • Lenora Tripp
      • 2005
    • Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
      Third Watch
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Merlene
      • 2005
    • The Amateurs (2005)
      The Amateurs
      6.2
      • V
      • 2005
    • The End of the Bar
      7.5
      • Mrs. Duncan
      • 2002
    • Grounded for Life (2001)
      Grounded for Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Maureen Bustamante
      • 2002
    • Jason Gedrick, Frank Langella, Naveen Andrews, Wendy Crewson, April Grace, Harriet Sansom Harris, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Peter Riegert in The Beast (2001)
      The Beast
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Silberger
      • 2001
    • Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, Tony Danza, Christopher McDonald, and Dixie Carter in Family Law (1999)
      Family Law
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Helen Watson
      • 2001
    • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      Just Shoot Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2001
    • Directing Eddie
      8.9
      Short
      • Gloria Vassick
      • 2001
    • Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000)
      What Women Want
      6.5
      • Margo
      • 2000
    • Picture This
      5.6
      • 1999
    • My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (1999)
      My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
      4.9
      • Rita
      • 1999

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      • Valerie Perrine
    • Height
      • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
    • Born
      • September 3, 1943
      • Galveston, Texas, USA
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
        Kenneth Perrine
    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared in "Later Life" by A.R. Gurney at the Merrimack Repertory Theater in Lowell, Massachusetts
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      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 23 Pictorials
      • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Her fiance, a wealthy Los Angeles playboy and gun collector whom she met while a Las Vegas showgirl, accidentally shot himself to death after a gun discharged, ricocheted off a door and pierced his lung. They were to be married a month later. She never married despite numerous relationships.
    • Quotes
      [on working with Michael Caine on Water (1985)] He is without doubt the nicest human being I've ever worked with. I mean, what a pleasure! It would be nice if I could only do Michael Caine movies from now on. I'd be very happy.

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    • How old is Valerie Perrine?
      81 years old
    • When was Valerie Perrine born?
      September 3, 1943
    • Where was Valerie Perrine born?
      Galveston, Texas, USA
    • What is Valerie Perrine's birth name?
      Valerie Ritchie Perrine
    • How tall is Valerie Perrine?
      5 feet 8 inches, or 1.71 meters

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