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Valerie Mahaffey

Valerie Mahaffey

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 16, 1953
Died May 30, 2025 (71)
Birthplace Sumatra, Indonesia
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated May 31, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Valerie Mahaffey (born June 16, 1953) 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 t ... he 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

Filmography

French Exit

French Exit

2021

as Mme Reynard

The Witch Files

The Witch Files

2018

as Claire's Mom

Sully

Sully

2016

as Diane Higgins

No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

2016

as Lisa

If I Were You

If I Were You

2013

as Lydia

Crazy Eyes

Crazy Eyes

2012

as Zach's Mother

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill

2011

as Bitsy Simmons

A Previous Engagement

A Previous Engagement

2009

as Grace

My First Wedding

My First Wedding

2006

as Grace

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003

as Annie Howard

Par 6

Par 6

2002

as Pecan Hegelman

No Ordinary Baby

No Ordinary Baby

2001

as Virginia Hytner

Dinner at Fred's

Dinner at Fred's

1997

as Susan

Jungle 2 Jungle

Jungle 2 Jungle

1997

as Jan Kempster

National Lampoon's Senior Trip

National Lampoon's Senior Trip

1995

as Miss Tracy Milford

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

1994

as Trudy

They

They

1993

as Chris Samuels

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

1992

as Gail Bugliosi

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

1989

as D.A. Barbara August

Her Secret Life

Her Secret Life

1987

as Becky

Women of Valor

Women of Valor

1986

as Lt. Katherine R. Grace

Tell Me My Name

Tell Me My Name

1977

as Alexandra / Sarah

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Powers That Be

as Caitlyn Van Horne

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Mar 07, 1992

Big Sky

as Helen Pergman

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Nov 17, 2020

Young Sheldon

as Victoria MacElroy

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 25, 2017

Desperate Housewives

as Alma Hodge

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Dead to Me

as Lorna Harding

Episodes: 9

First Aired: May 03, 2019

Devious Maids

as Olivia Rice

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 23, 2013

Monday Mornings

as Fran Horowitz

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 04, 2013

Women of the House

as Jennifer Malone

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 04, 1995

Fresno

as Tiffany Kensington

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 16, 1986

ER

as Joi Abbott

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Wings

as Sandy Cooper

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

Glee

as Rose Pillsbury

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 19, 2009

The Man in the High Castle

as Susan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 15, 2015

Hart of Dixie

as Mae Ellen Waterloo

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 2011

Private Practice

as Marilyn Sullivan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2007

Northern Exposure

as Eve

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 12, 1990

L.A. Law

as Andrea Rossoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Cheers

as Valerie Hill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Seinfeld

as Patrice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

That's My Bush!

as Janet Rove

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dora Pomerantz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Judging Amy

as Ms. Morlock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Tales of the Unexpected

as Jane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Without a Trace

as Bonnie Toland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Quantum Leap

as Mary Greely

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1989

Night Visions

as Sally Osgoode

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2001

Raines

as Arlene

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 2007

United States of Tara

as Dr. Ocean

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 2009

Boston Legal

as Mary Winston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

The Exes

as Anne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 30, 2011

The West Wing

as Tawny Cryer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Mindy Project

as Juliet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

Frasier

as Peggy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Impastor

as Susie Kerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 15, 2015

Franklin & Bash

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Brooke Thornburg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Grey's Anatomy

as Donna Kaufman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Hannah Montana

as Ms. Jameson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2006

Dream On

as Helen Harley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

Kirstie

as Victoria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2013

Better With You

as Ariel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2010

Caroline in the City

as Alicia Crawford-Lane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Good Morning, Miami

as Sara

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Raising Hope

as Margine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2010

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Crumbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 2006

Newhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1982

Out of Practice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Baby Talk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 08, 1991

Murphy's Law

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1988

Buddy Faro

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1998

George & Leo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1997

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