Valerie Mahaffey
Acting
Born June 16, 1953 · 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…
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Desperate Housewives
ER
Seinfeld
Young Sheldon
The West Wing
Frasier
Quantum Leap
Without a Trace
Glee
Cheers
Wings
Boston Legal
Newhart
Private Practice
Hannah Montana
Northern Exposure
The Mindy Project
Judging Amy
The Man in the High Castle
L.A. Law
American Playhouse
Tales of the Unexpected
Raising Hope
Workaholics
Big Sky
Franklin & Bash
Caroline in the City
Devious Maids
Hart of Dixie
Dead to Me
Dream On
Ally McBeal
The Exes
United States of Tara
Good Morning, Miami
Sully
Night Visions