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Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress. Born in Galveston, Texas, she got her start as a topless showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada. She made her film debut as the porn star Montana Wildhack in Slaughterhouse-Five in 1972.

In 1975 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Lenny. She had further good roles in W. C. Fields and Me[?] and The Electric Horseman[?], but her career grew bumpy when she appeared in such films as Can't Stop the Music[?], for which she was nominated for a Razzie Award[?].

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