Valerie Rae Clark
Penthouse Pet of the Month, May 1977

Valerie Rae Clark Bio

July 22, 1955 / Cancer / Age 70

Valerie Rae Clark is an American-born Penthouse model, adult model, stripper, and porn actress. She was born on July 22, 1955 in Santa Clara, California, United States. During her modeling career, she was sometimes credited as Valerie Clark.

Valerie Rae Clark was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 1977. Valerie Rae was 21 years old when she was honored with the prestigious title of Penthouse Pet. Her measurements are 36-23-36. Valerie Rae Clark has charming brown eyes, rich brown hair, and natural breasts.

Valerie Rae Clark burst into the spotlight with the fearless energy of the mid-’70s—raw, playful, and unmistakably bold. She arrived straight from the neon pulse of Los Angeles nightlife, where she was working as a stripper and turning heads long before the camera found her.

Her rise was fast and eclectic. Valerie made her show-business debut in 1976 as a singing contestant on The Gong Show, then became a familiar face across men’s magazines, including appearances in Hustler in July 1978 and a later Penthouse pictorial in August 1983. During her Pet reign, she mixed glamour with pop-culture mischief—appearing alongside fellow Pets on the Redd Foxx TV show, suiting up for the Penthouse Pets baseball team, and meeting fans at conventions nationwide.

On screen, Valerie dipped into the era’s cult cinema, taking small but memorable roles in drive-in favorites like Skateboard, Bare Knuckles, and Deathsport, and appearing in the infamous orgy sequence of Caligula. Her career captured a moment when boundaries were being tested and personalities, not polish, carried the day.

By the late 1970s, Valerie chose a different path, stepping away from acting and modeling to build a life beyond the spotlight. She later became a mother and a teacher—proof that reinvention can be as powerful as arrival.

For Penthouse magazine, Valerie Rae Clark remains a vivid snapshot of a daring era: a Pet who embraced the moment, left her mark, and moved on by her own design.