Eve Teschmacher

"Miss Teschmacher" redirects here; not to be confused with Miss Tessmacher.

Eve Teschmacher
DC Entertainment character
First appearanceSuperman (1978)
Created byRichard Donner
Mario Puzo
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Full nameEve Teschmacher
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
TitleMiss Teschmacher
Significant otherLex Luthor

Eve Teschmacher is a fictional character created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo, who appears as a supporting character in media featuring Superman, usually as the personal assistant and love interest of Superman's archenemy, Lex Luthor. The character first appeared in Superman (1978), and subsequently appeared in Superman television series and comics.

In her first appearance in the 1978 film, the character was played by Valerie Perrine.[1] Other Superman-related media in which she appeared include the Arrowverse series Supergirl, in which she was portrayed by Andrea Brooks,[2][3][4] and the DC Universe film Superman (2025), in which she is portrayed by Sara Sampaio.

Film

Superman (1978) and Superman II

Created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo for Superman and Superman II, Miss Teschmacher, played by Valerie Perrine, who along with the bumbling Otis, is one of Lex Luthor's two assistants. She frequently questions his schemes.

Superman (2025)

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 dimension, 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 dimension and resumes her relationship with Jimmy.

Comics

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.

Television

  • A character loosely based on Eve Teschmacher, among other characters, named Tess Mercer appears in Smallville, portrayed by Cassidy Freeman.[6]
  • Eve Tesmacher appears in Supergirl, portrayed by Andrea Brooks. This version is a thrall of Leviathan who tasked her with working as Lex Luthor's spy.[7] Under the latter, she works undercover at CatCo as Cat Grant, later James Olsen's, personal assistant and L-Corp as Lena Luthor's research assistant throughout the series. Following changes made to the multiverse during the events of "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Tessmacher is rewritten to become an employee of Leviathan's front company Obsidian Tech who joined the organization as an assassin after her father was killed. Lex later found her and persuaded her to work for him in exchange for protecting her mother and claiming to know who killed her father. Though she later discovers Lex was lying, he blackmails her into continuing to aid him by threatening to harm her mother. After Supergirl rescues Tessmacher's mother and Lex is arrested for his association with Leviathan, Tessmacher testifies against him, though he is later acquitted.

Analysis

Teschmacher has been subject to academic analysis.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Hambrick, Allison (May 15, 2025). "Who Is Eve Teschmacher? Lex Luthor's Girlfriend In Superman Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "A tale of two Teschmachers: Supergirl's Andrea Brooks boosts new Valerie Perrine Documentary". The Georgia Straight. November 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Supergirl's Eve Teschmacher Is Ready to Fight the Girl of Steel". CBR. May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Supergirl's Andrea Brooks Defends Eve: 'She's Not a Full-Blown Sociopath'". Yahoo Entertainment. May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 21, 2023). "'Superman: Legacy' Adds Sara Sampaio As Eve Teschmacher". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Catwoman 2, Punisher: War Zone, Transformers 2: July 30 Comic Reel". Comic Book Resources. July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  7. ^ Damore, Meagan (March 17, 2019). "Supergirl Uncovers Lex Luthor's Secret Agent". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Kozlovic, Anton (April 2003). "The Unholy Biblical Subtexts and Other Religious Elements Built into Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1981)". Journal of Religion & Film. 7 (1).
  9. ^ Eltz, David J (2020). Super Heroes v Scorsese: A Marxist Reading of Alienation and the Political Unconscious in Blockbuster Superhero Film (Thesis). ProQuest 2555360537.
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