# RIP Valerie Perrine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764 "2026-03-25T18:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/1 "2026-03-25T18:34:32Z")
Actor Valerie Perrine has died at age 82. Cause of death is complications from Parkinson’s disease. Although she is probably best known for roles in _Lenny_ and _Superman_, I most remember her as Montana Wildhack in _Slaughterhouse-Five_. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/2 "2026-03-25T18:56:53Z")
I first saw her in Steambath on late night PBS, and she seemed ubiquitous in the 70s and early 80s. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/3 "2026-03-25T19:08:21Z")
I also first saw her in Steambath and was stunned. From _The Princess Bride_: “There are always too few perfect breasts in this world;” She wasn’t just gorgeous, she could act and had humor too. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/4 "2026-03-26T03:51:01Z")
I liked her as Dr. Lewis’s (lousy) mother on _E.R._ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/5 "2026-03-26T03:53:26Z")
Her’s is a name I recognise; but if asked, I would have guessed she was a 1980s TV sitcom actress, and nowhere near 82. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/6 "2026-03-26T04:12:50Z")
Rest in peace, Miss Teschmacher. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/7 "2026-03-26T10:09:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > From _The Princess Bride_: “There are always too few perfect breasts in this world;” She was the first choice for the character ultimately played by Raquel Welch in _Mother, Jugs & Speed_ but couldn’t agree on her salary. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-valerie-perrine/1028764/8 "2026-03-26T20:09:59Z")
I knew her from the _Superman_ movies. I can’t think of her name without hearing Lex Luthor’s angry voice saying “Miss TessmachERRRRRRRR!”