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Valorie Armstrong (also credited as Valerie Armstrong) is an American actress. She played family matriarch Marisa Perkins on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from 1984 to 1985. Her other roles include various guest-starring roles on TV shows.

Prior to her role as Marisa Perkins, she had appeared on One Life to Live as Minna, a former prostitute pal of Katrina Karr's and Karen Wolek's (1981–1983). She also had a featured role as Alice McRaven, the best friend of Sandy Duncan's character Sandy Stockton on Funny Face in the 1970s. In 1990, the two worked together again when Ms. Armstrong had a guest role as Mrs. Gordon, in an episode of Miss Duncan's later series, The Hogan Family .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 The Steagle Stewardess
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Mrs. Jordan
1990 Pretty Woman Woman in Lobby
1997 Contact Woman Senator
1997 Mouse Hunt Franklin's Wife
2000Nothing But the TruthLena Schwartz


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