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Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey

Valerie Mahaffey

ActingBorn June 16, 1953Died May 30, 2025 (age 71)Sumatra, Indonesia

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.

Filmography

2025
The 8th Day

as Landon Mooney

Movie
2021
French Exit

as Mme Reynard

Movie
2020
Big Sky

as Helen Pergman

TV
2019
Dead to Me

as Lorna Harding

TV
2018
The Witch Files

as Claire's Mom

Movie
2017
Young Sheldon

as Victoria MacElroy

TV
2016
No Pay, Nudity

as Lisa Zweibal

Movie
2016
Sully

as Diane Higgins

Movie
2015
Impastor

as Susie Kerry

TV
2013
Kirstie

as Victoria

TV
2013
Devious Maids

as Olivia Rice

TV
2013Movie
2013
Monday Mornings

as Fran Horowitz

TV
2012TV
2012
Crazy Eyes

as Zach's Mother

Movie
2011
The Exes

as Anne

TV
2011
Jack and Jill

as Bitsy Simmons

Movie
2011
Hart of Dixie

as Mae Ellen Waterloo

TV
2011TV
2011
Workaholics

as Celeste

TV
2010TV
2010
Raising Hope

as Margine

TV
2010Movie
2009Movie
2009
Glee

as Rose Pillsbury

TV
2009TV
2007
Private Practice

as Marilyn Sullivan

TV
2007
Raines

as Arlene

TV
2006Movie
2006
Hannah Montana

as Ms. Jameson

TV
2006
Crumbs

as Carolyn Pierce

TV
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Donna Kaufman

TV
2004TV
2004
Boston Legal

as Mary Winston

TV
2003
Seabiscuit

as Annie Howard

Movie
2002
Without a Trace

as Bonnie Toland

TV
2002TV
2002
Par 6

as Pecan Hegelman

Movie
2001
No Ordinary Baby

as Virginia Hytner

Movie
2001
Night Visions

as Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")

TV
2001
That's My Bush!

as Janet Rove

TV
2000TV
1999
The West Wing

as Tawny Cryer

TV
1999TV
1999
Judging Amy

as Ms. Morlock

TV
1997Movie
1997
Ally McBeal

as Dr. Sally Muggins

TV
1997
Jungle 2 Jungle

as Jan Kempster

Movie
1995
Caroline in the City

as Alicia Crawford-Lane

TV
1995
National Lampoon's Senior Trip

as Miss Tracy Milford

Movie
1995
Women of the House

as Jennifer Malone

TV
1994
Witch Hunt

as Trudy

Movie
1994
ER

as Joi Abbott

TV
1993
They

as Chris Samuels

Movie
1993
Frasier

as Peggy

TV
1992
The Powers That Be

as Caitlyn Van Horne

TV
1992
Till Death Us Do Part

as Gail Bugliosi

Movie
1991TV
1990TV
1990
Dream On

as Helen Harley

TV
1990
Wings

as Sandy Cooper

TV
1989Movie
1989
Seinfeld

as Patrice

TV
1989Movie
1989
Quantum Leap

as Mary Greely

TV
1987Movie
1986
Women of Valor

as Lt. Katherine R. Grace

Movie
1986
Fresno

as Tiffany Kensington

TV
1986
L.A. Law

as Andrea Rossoff

TV
1986Movie
1982TV
1982
Cheers

as Valerie Hill

TV
1977
Tell Me My Name

as Alexandra / Sarah

Movie
GRQ the Movie

as Aunt Emily

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 16, 1953
Day of DeathMay 30, 2025
Place of BirthSumatra, Indonesia
Popularity0.8