Overview
- Her death, announced Monday by close friend Stacey Souther on Perrine's Facebook page, was in Beverly Hills at the age of 81.
- Souther launched a GoFundMe to pay for Perrine's burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery, saying the long illness exhausted her resources.
- Souther said Perrine lived with Parkinson's for more than 15 years, a condition disclosed in 2015 that effectively ended her acting work.
- Perrine broke through in 1974 with Lenny, earning Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and winning a BAFTA and the Cannes best actress prize.
- She reached a wide audience as Miss Teschmacher in 1978's Superman and its sequel, with later screen and TV roles through her final film in 2014.