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Valerie Perrine’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Sudden Cardiac Arrest Tied to Parkinson’s

Donor funding has secured her requested burial at Forest Lawn.

Overview

  • A death certificate obtained by People lists acute cardiopulmonary arrest as the immediate cause, with Parkinson’s as the underlying cause and dementia noted as a contributing factor.
  • Perrine died on March 23 at her Beverly Hills home at age 82, according to an announcement from close friend and caregiver Stacey Souther.
  • A GoFundMe for funeral costs reached its $50,000 goal, allowing her wish to be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.
  • She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015 and later struggled to walk, speak, and eat as the disease progressed, according to accounts from those close to her.
  • Known to many as Eve Teschmacher in the first two Superman films, Perrine also earned an Oscar nomination for Lenny and was the subject of Souther’s 2022 documentary Valerie.