Valerie Mahaffey
Known for: Acting
Born: June 16, 1953
Died: May 30, 2025
Place of birth: Sumatra, Indonesia
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.
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Filmography
28 movies · 54 TV shows, newest first
7.3
The 8th Day
2025
5.6
French Exit
2021
7.2
Big Sky
2020
7.3
Dead to Me
2019
6.0
The Witch Files
2018
8.0
Young Sheldon
2017
4.0
No Pay, Nudity
2016
7.2
Sully
2016
7.0
Impastor
2015
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
2015
5.0
Kirstie
2013
7.1
Devious Maids
2013
6.6
If I Were You
2013
6.9
Monday Mornings
2013
6.3
The Mindy Project
2012
4.1
Crazy Eyes
2012
6.6
The Exes
2011
4.4
Jack and Jill
2011
7.3
Hart of Dixie
2011
7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011
7.4
Workaholics
2011
6.5
Better With You
2010
7.5
Raising Hope
2010
4.8
Summer Eleven
2010
4.3
A Previous Engagement
2009
6.8
Glee
2009
7.1
United States of Tara
2009
7.5
Private Practice
2007
7.5
Raines
2007
5.1
My First Wedding
2006
7.1
Hannah Montana
2006
6.5
Crumbs
2006
7.4
Out of Practice
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
7.1
Seabiscuit
2003
7.2
Without a Trace
2002
6.9
Good Morning, Miami
2002
7.0
Par 6
2002
5.4
No Ordinary Baby
2001
7.1
Night Visions
2001
6.6
That's My Bush!
2001
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
8.3
The West Wing
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
8.0
Buddy Faro
1998
5.2
Dinner at Fred's
1997
10.0
George & Leo
1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
5.4
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
6.6
Caroline in the City
1995
5.5
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995
7.3
Women of the House
1995
5.2
Witch Hunt
1994
7.8
ER
1994
7.4
They
1993
7.7
Frasier
1993
7.8
The Powers That Be
1992
7.0
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
7.0
Baby Talk
1991
7.8
Northern Exposure
1990
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.8
Wings
1990
6.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
7.0
Murphy's Law
1988
5.8
Her Secret Life
1987
7.2
Women of Valor
1986
6.7
Fresno
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
6.0
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986
NR
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
1986
7.2
Newhart
1982
7.6
Cheers
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
9.0
Tell Me My Name
1977NR
GRQ the Movie
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