Valerie PerrineValerie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress. Born in Galveston, Texas, her father was a military officer and they traveled from base to base throughout the world. Perrine began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl. She made her motion picture debut with an uncredited part in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), then played the soft-core porn actress Montana Wildhack in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). In 1975, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing Honey Bruce in Lenny (1974), for which she was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama. She was also nominated for the 1979 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress playing Eve Teschmacher in Superman (1978). She had further good roles playing Carlotta Monti in W. C. Fields and Me (1976) and Charlotta Steele in The Electric Horseman (1979), but her career grew bumpy when she appeared in such movies as Can't Stop the Music (1980), for which she was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress. This page about Valerie Perrine includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Valerie Perrine News stories about Valerie Perrine External links for Valerie Perrine Videos for Valerie Perrine Wikis about Valerie Perrine Discussion Groups about Valerie Perrine Blogs about Valerie Perrine Images of Valerie Perrine |
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Fields and Me (1976)
and Charlotta Steele in The Electric Horseman (1979), but her
career grew bumpy when she appeared in such movies as Can't Stop the Music (1980), for which she was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress. In 1975, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing Honey Bruce in Lenny (1974), for which she was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama. She was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 1996, having lost 3/4 inch in height and broken her hand and ankle. She made her motion picture debut with an uncredited part in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), then played the soft-core porn actress Montana Wildhack in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). She was a popular governor, but was unexpectedly defeated in 1994 by George W. Bush. Perrine began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl. Bush], he can't help it...He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." In 1990, she ran for Governor of Texas, and won election on November 6, 1990. Born in Galveston, Texas, her father was a military officer and they traveled from base to base throughout the world. Richards delivered the keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention, a move which put her in the national spotlight with the line "Poor George [H.W. Valerie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress. In 1986, she was re-elected without opposition. She then was elected State Treasurer in 1982, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in more than fifty years. In 1976, Richards was elected to Travis County, Texas Commissioner Court, where she served for six years. During this time, she had two daughters and two sons. After graduation, she taught social studies and history at Fulmore Junior High School in Austin, Texas. She received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University, and a teaching certificate from the University of Texas. Richards was born Dorothy Ann Willis in Lakeview, Texas. She grew up in Waco, Texas, and graduated from Waco High School in 1950, marrying her high school sweetheart, David Richards. Bush, current President of the United States. She served as Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995, when she was defeated by George W. She rose to nationwide fame as the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic National Convention leading up to the 1988 presidential election. Ann Willis Richards (born September 1, 1933) is an American politician from Texas. |