Eve Teschmacher | |
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DC Entertainment character | |
First appearance | Superman (1978) |
Created by | Richard Donner Mario Puzo |
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In-universe information | |
Full name | Eve Teschmacher |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Title | Miss Teschmacher |
Significant other | Lex Luthor |
Eve Teschmacher is a character originally created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo for Superman: The Movie (1978). She is the personal assistant and love interest of Superman's archenemy, Lex Luthor. In the 1978 film and Superman II , the character was played by Valerie Perrine. [1]
Teschmacher has subsequently made further appearances in film, television, and comics, including the television series Supergirl , portrayed by Andrea Brooks, [2] [3] [4] and the film Superman (2025), portrayed by Sara Sampaio.
Created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo for Superman and Superman II , Miss Teschmacher, played by Valerie Perrine, is one of Lex Luthor's two main assistants, alongside the bumbling Otis. She operates from Luthor's subterranean lair beneath Grand Central Terminal, aiding Luthor in his plan to destroy the West Coast of the United States using hijacked nuclear missiles in order to increase the value of his desert land holdings. Despite her complicity, she shows reluctance when Luthor reveals he is willing to let millions die—including her mother who lives in Hackensack, New Jersey. After Superman is weakened by kryptonite and left to die, Teschmacher, disturbed by Luthor’s cruelty and attracted to Superman, removes the kryptonite and rescues him, on the condition that he first intercepts the missile headed toward Hackensack.
In Superman II , she reappears as Luthor escapes from prison and infiltrates the Fortress of Solitude. Although her role is reduced, she continues to show dissatisfaction with Luthor’s obsession with power and his disregard for human life. She ultimately abandons Luthor after he allies himself with General Zod and betrays her trust.
Eve Teschmacher appears in Superman (2025), portrayed by Sara Sampaio. [5] This version is Lex Luthor's girlfriend who previously dated Jimmy Olsen, who she still stays in contact with. Having grown disillusioned with Luthor's plan to defame Superman and take over the country of Jarhanpur, she sends Jimmy a collection of selfies that contain incriminating information against Luthor in the background. Luthor finds out about her correspondence with Jimmy (though not realizing the hidden in plain sight background documents), and imprisons her in an artificial pocket universe, while Jimmy's friend Lois Lane releases the images on the Daily Planet 's website. After Luthor is arrested and his plans are thwarted by Superman and the Justice Gang, Eve is freed from the pocket universe and resumes her relationship with Jimmy.
Eve Teschmacher appears in JLA: Earth 2 and Superman Family Adventures as Lex Luthor's secretary.
Teschmacher appears in the film tie-in Superman Returns: Prequel Comic #3.
Eve Teschmacher appears in the DC Rebirth comic Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen .
Teschmacher has been subject to academic analysis, including the interpretation that her first name functions as a reference to the biblical Eve, reinforcing her thematic role as a morally ambivalent woman influencing powerful men. [7] [8]