Valerie Mahaffey

Born:June 16, 1953

Place of Birth:Sumatra, Indonesia

Died:May 30, 2025

Known For:Acting

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.

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Valerie Mahaffey

Filmography

Acting

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Sully

Diane Higgins

2016

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Jack and Jill

Bitsy Simmons

2011

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Seabiscuit

Annie Howard

2003

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National Lampoon's Senior Trip

Miss Tracy Milford

1995

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The 8th Day

Landon Mooney

2024