- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 16, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Sumatra, Indonesia
- Died
- May 30, 2025
Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey (June 16, 1953 – May 30, 2025) was an American actress and producer. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81), for which she received a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 1992, Mahaffey won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the CBS drama series Northern Exposure. She later won fame through her portrayal of extroverted and friendly but ultimately insane women on the television shows Wings, Desperate Housewives, Devious Maids and Big Sky. Mahaffey also appeared in a number of movies, including Senior Trip (1995), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Jack and Jill (2011), Sully (2016), and most notably French Exit (2020), for which she received critical acclaim and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Description above from…
Filmography
movieThe 8th Day
2025 · Landon Mooney
movieFrench Exit
2021 · Mme Reynard
tvBig Sky
2020 · Helen Pergman
tvDead to Me
2019 · Lorna Harding
movieThe Witch Files
2018 · Claire's Mom
tvYoung Sheldon
2017 · Victoria MacElroy
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016 · Lisa Zweibal
movieSully
2016 · Diane Higgins
tvImpastor
2015 · Susie Kerry
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015 · Susan
tvKirstie
2013 · Victoria
tvDevious Maids
2013 · Olivia Rice
movieIf I Were You
2013 · Lydia
tvMonday Mornings
2013 · Fran Horowitz
tvThe Mindy Project
2012 · Juliet
movieCrazy Eyes
2012 · Zach's Mother
tvThe Exes
2011 · Anne
movieJack and Jill
2011 · Bitsy Simmons
tvHart of Dixie
2011 · Mae Ellen Waterloo
tvFranklin & Bash
2011 · Julie
tvWorkaholics
2011 · Celeste
tvBetter With You
2010 · Ariel
tvRaising Hope
2010 · Margine
movieSummer Eleven
2010
movieA Previous Engagement
2009 · Grace
tvGlee
2009 · Rose Pillsbury
tvUnited States of Tara
2009 · Dr. Ocean
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Marilyn Sullivan
tvRaines
2007 · Arlene
movieMy First Wedding
2006 · Grace
tvHannah Montana
2006 · Ms. Jameson
tvCrumbs
2006 · Carolyn Pierce
tvOut of Practice
2005
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Donna Kaufman
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Alma Hodge
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Mary Winston
movieSeabiscuit
2003 · Annie Howard
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Bonnie Toland
tvGood Morning, Miami
2002 · Sara
moviePar 6
2002 · Pecan Hegelman
movieNo Ordinary Baby
2001 · Virginia Hytner
tvNight Visions
2001 · Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
tvThat's My Bush!
2001 · Janet Rove
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Dora Pomerantz
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Tawny Cryer
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Brooke Thornburg
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Ms. Morlock
tvBuddy Faro
1998
movieDinner at Fred's
1997 · Susan
tvGeorge & Leo
1997
tvAlly McBeal
1997 · Dr. Sally Muggins
movieJungle 2 Jungle
1997 · Jan Kempster
tvCaroline in the City
1995 · Alicia Crawford-Lane
movieNational Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995 · Miss Tracy Milford
tvWomen of the House
1995 · Jennifer Malone
movieWitch Hunt
1994 · Trudy
tvER
1994 · Joi Abbott
movieThey
1993 · Chris Samuels
tvFrasier
1993 · Peggy
tvThe Powers That Be
1992 · Caitlyn Van Horne
movieTill Death Us Do Part
1992 · Gail Bugliosi
tvBaby Talk
1991
tvNorthern Exposure
1990 · Eve
tvDream On
1990 · Helen Harley
tvWings
1990 · Sandy Cooper
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989 · D.A. Barbara August
tvSeinfeld
1989 · Patrice
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989 · D.A. Barbara August
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Mary Greely
tvMurphy's Law
1988
movieHer Secret Life
1987 · Becky
movieWomen of Valor
1986 · Lt. Katherine R. Grace
tvFresno
1986 · Tiffany Kensington
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Andrea Rossoff
movieMr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986 · Mrs. Bill
movieThe Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
1986 · Alice
tvNewhart
1982
tvCheers
1982 · Valerie Hill
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Alice, Mrs. Stockman
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979 · Jane
movieTell Me My Name
1977 · Alexandra / Sarah
GRQ the Movie
— · Aunt Emily