Valerie Mahaffey
Acting
Born: June 16, 1953 · Sumatra, Indonesia
Died: May 30, 2025 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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
2005
Sully
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Young Sheldon
2017
Seinfeld
1989
Jack and Jill
2011
Desperate Housewives
2004
The Man in the High Castle
2015
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Glee
2009
Seabiscuit
2003
ER
1994
Photos (1)
Movies (27)
Sully
Diane Higgins
Jack and Jill
Bitsy Simmons
Seabiscuit
Annie Howard
French Exit
Mme Reynard
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jan Kempster
Witch Hunt
Trudy
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Miss Tracy Milford
The Witch Files
Claire's Mom
They
Chris Samuels
Dinner at Fred's
Susan
No Pay, Nudity
Lisa Zweibal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
D.A. Barbara August
My First Wedding
Grace
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
D.A. Barbara August
The 8th Day
Landon Mooney
Till Death Us Do Part
Gail Bugliosi
Women of Valor
Lt. Katherine R. Grace
If I Were You
Lydia
No Ordinary Baby
Virginia Hytner
Her Secret Life
Becky
Par 6
Pecan Hegelman
Tell Me My Name
Alexandra / Sarah
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Mother
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
Alice
Summer Eleven
2010
A Previous Engagement
Grace
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Mrs. Bill
TV Shows (55)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brooke Thornburg · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dora Pomerantz · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Donna Kaufman · 1 eps
Frasier
Peggy · 1 eps
Desperate Housewives
Alma Hodge · 8 eps
The West Wing
Tawny Cryer · 1 eps
Young Sheldon
Victoria MacElroy · 14 eps
Seinfeld
Patrice · 1 eps
Cheers
Valerie Hill · 1 eps
Glee
Rose Pillsbury · 3 eps
Without a Trace
Bonnie Toland · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Mary Winston · 1 eps
ER
Joi Abbott · 4 eps
Quantum Leap
Mary Greely · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Alice · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Mrs. Stockman · 1 eps
Wings
Sandy Cooper · 3 eps
Judging Amy
Ms. Morlock · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Andrea Rossoff · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Eve · 5 eps
Newhart
1 eps
Hannah Montana
Ms. Jameson · 1 eps
The Mindy Project
Juliet · 1 eps
Private Practice
Marilyn Sullivan · 1 eps
Big Sky
Helen Pergman · 16 eps
The Man in the High Castle
Susan · 3 eps
Raising Hope
Margine · 1 eps
Franklin & Bash
Julie · 1 eps
Caroline in the City
Alicia Crawford-Lane · 1 eps
Hart of Dixie
Mae Ellen Waterloo · 3 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Jane · 1 eps
Workaholics
Celeste · 1 eps
United States of Tara
Dr. Ocean · 1 eps
Devious Maids
Olivia Rice · 7 eps
Ally McBeal
Dr. Sally Muggins · 1 eps
Dead to Me
Lorna Harding · 9 eps
Dream On
Helen Harley · 1 eps
The Exes
Anne · 1 eps
Good Morning, Miami
Sara · 1 eps
George & Leo
1 eps
Out of Practice
1 eps
Night Visions
Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch") · 1 eps
Impastor
Susie Kerry · 1 eps
Monday Mornings
Fran Horowitz · 6 eps
Better With You
Ariel · 1 eps
That's My Bush!
Janet Rove · 1 eps
Women of the House
Jennifer Malone · 6 eps
Raines
Arlene · 1 eps
Kirstie
Victoria · 1 eps
Crumbs
Carolyn Pierce · 1 eps
Murphy's Law
1 eps
The Powers That Be
Caitlyn Van Horne · 20 eps
Fresno
Tiffany Kensington · 5 eps
Buddy Faro
1 eps
Baby Talk
1 eps