Valerie Mahaffey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-06-16

Day of death

2025-05-30 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Sumatra, Indonesia

Valerie Mahaffey

Biography

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 the Wikipedia article Valerie Mahaffey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • ER

    ER

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Man in the High Castle

    The Man in the High Castle

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • Big Sky

    Big Sky

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Hart of Dixie

    Hart of Dixie

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Devious Maids

    Devious Maids

  • Sully

    Sully

  • Dead to Me

    Dead to Me

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Jack and Jill

    Jack and Jill

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Crazy Eyes

    Crazy Eyes

  • French Exit

    French Exit

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

  • United States of Tara

    United States of Tara

  • Par 6

    Par 6

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Out of Practice

    Out of Practice

  • Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

  • The Witch Files

    The Witch Files

  • Summer Eleven

    Summer Eleven

  • Jungle 2 Jungle

    Jungle 2 Jungle

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • They

    They

  • Good Morning, Miami

    Good Morning, Miami

  • Better With You

    Better With You

  • Monday Mornings

    Monday Mornings

  • Impastor

    Impastor

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

    Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • Raines

    Raines

  • My First Wedding

    My First Wedding

  • Women of Valor

    Women of Valor

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip

    National Lampoon's Senior Trip

  • The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

    The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

  • Crumbs

    Crumbs

  • A Previous Engagement

    A Previous Engagement

  • That's My Bush!

    That's My Bush!

  • Dinner at Fred's

    Dinner at Fred's

  • The 8th Day

    The 8th Day

  • If I Were You

    If I Were You

  • The Powers That Be

    The Powers That Be

  • Her Secret Life

    Her Secret Life

  • Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law

  • No Ordinary Baby

    No Ordinary Baby

  • Till Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part

  • No Pay, Nudity

    No Pay, Nudity

  • GRQ the Movie

    GRQ the Movie

  • Fresno

    Fresno

  • Buddy Faro

    Buddy Faro

  • Tell Me My Name

    Tell Me My Name

  • Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

    Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

  • Baby Talk

    Baby Talk