Valerie Mahaffey
Acting
1953-06-16 · 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.
Filmography
The 8th Day
2025 · Movie
French Exit
2021 · Movie
Big Sky
2020 · Series
Dead to Me
2019 · Series
The Witch Files
2018 · Movie
Young Sheldon
2017 · Series
No Pay, Nudity
2016 · Movie
Sully
2016 · Movie
Impastor
2015 · Series
The Man in the High Castle
2015 · Series
Kirstie
2013 · Series
Devious Maids
2013 · Series
If I Were You
2013 · Movie
Monday Mornings
2013 · Series
The Mindy Project
2012 · Series
Crazy Eyes
2012 · Movie
The Exes
2011 · Series
Jack and Jill
2011 · Movie
Hart of Dixie
2011 · Series
Franklin & Bash
2011 · Series
Workaholics
2011 · Series
Better With You
2010 · Series
Raising Hope
2010 · Series
Summer Eleven
2010 · Movie
A Previous Engagement
2009 · Movie
Glee
2009 · Series
United States of Tara
2009 · Series
Private Practice
2007 · Series
Raines
2007 · Series
My First Wedding
2006 · Movie
Hannah Montana
2006 · Series
Crumbs
2006 · Series
Out of Practice
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Seabiscuit
2003 · Movie
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
Good Morning, Miami
2002 · Series
Par 6
2002 · Movie
No Ordinary Baby
2001 · Movie
Night Visions
2001 · Series
That's My Bush!
2001 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
The West Wing
1999 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
Buddy Faro
1998 · Series
Dinner at Fred's
1997 · Movie
George & Leo
1997 · Series
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997 · Movie
Caroline in the City
1995 · Series
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995 · Movie
Women of the House
1995 · Series
Witch Hunt
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
They
1993 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
The Powers That Be
1992 · Series
Till Death Us Do Part
1992 · Movie
Baby Talk
1991 · Series
Northern Exposure
1990 · Series
Dream On
1990 · Series
Wings
1990 · Series
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989 · Movie
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989 · Movie
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
Murphy's Law
1988 · Series
Her Secret Life
1987 · Movie
Women of Valor
1986 · Movie
Fresno
1986 · Series
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986 · Movie
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
1986 · Movie
Newhart
1982 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Tell Me My Name
1977 · Movie
GRQ the Movie
Movie