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

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • ER

    ER

  • The Man in the High Castle

    The Man in the High Castle

  • Glee

    Glee

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Hart of Dixie

    Hart of Dixie

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • Big Sky

    Big Sky

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Devious Maids

    Devious Maids

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Dead to Me

    Dead to Me

  • The Exes

    The Exes

  • Good Morning, Miami

    Good Morning, Miami

  • United States of Tara

    United States of Tara

  • Sully

    Sully

  • Monday Mornings

    Monday Mornings

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • Jack and Jill

    Jack and Jill

  • Seabiscuit

    Seabiscuit

  • Impastor

    Impastor

  • My First Wedding

    My First Wedding

  • Out of Practice

    Out of Practice

  • Better With You

    Better With You

  • Raines

    Raines

  • The Powers That Be

    The Powers That Be

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • The Witch Files

    The Witch Files

  • A Previous Engagement

    A Previous Engagement

  • Crumbs

    Crumbs

  • That's My Bush!

    That's My Bush!

  • French Exit

    French Exit

  • National Lampoon's Senior Trip

    National Lampoon's Senior Trip

  • The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

    The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket

  • Jungle 2 Jungle

    Jungle 2 Jungle

  • No Ordinary Baby

    No Ordinary Baby

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

  • Dinner at Fred's

    Dinner at Fred's

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

    Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin

  • Murphy's Law

    Murphy's Law

  • Fresno

    Fresno

  • Par 6

    Par 6

  • Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

  • Buddy Faro

    Buddy Faro

  • Tell Me My Name

    Tell Me My Name

  • Crazy Eyes

    Crazy Eyes

  • Her Secret Life

    Her Secret Life

  • Till Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part

  • Women of Valor

    Women of Valor

  • They

    They

  • The 8th Day

    The 8th Day

  • Summer Eleven

    Summer Eleven

  • No Pay, Nudity

    No Pay, Nudity

  • If I Were You

    If I Were You

  • GRQ the Movie

    GRQ the Movie

  • Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

    Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

  • Baby Talk

    Baby Talk