Valerie Mahaffey
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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
Credits
Sully (2016)
as Diane Higgins
Jack and Jill (2011)
as Bitsy Simmons
Seabiscuit (2003)
as Annie Howard
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
as Jan Kempster
French Exit (2021)
as Mme Reynard
Witch Hunt (1994)
as Trudy
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
as D.A. Barbara August
National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
as Miss Tracy Milford
Women of Valor (1986)
as Lt. Katherine R. Grace
No Pay, Nudity (2016)
as Lisa Zweibal
The Witch Files (2018)
as Claire's Mom
Till Death Us Do Part (1992)
as Gail Bugliosi
Crazy Eyes (2012)
as Zach's Mother
If I Were You (2013)
as Lydia
Par 6 (2002)
as Pecan Hegelman
Summer Eleven (2010)
Actor
The 8th Day (2025)
as Landon Mooney
They (1993)
as Chris Samuels
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
as D.A. Barbara August
Her Secret Life (1987)
as Becky
My First Wedding (2006)
as Grace
Dinner at Fred's (1997)
as Susan
No Ordinary Baby (2001)
as Virginia Hytner
A Previous Engagement (2009)
as Grace
GRQ the Movie (—)
as Aunt Emily
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986)
as Mrs. Bill
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (1986)
as Alice
Tell Me My Name (1977)
as Alexandra / Sarah