Valerie Mahaffey
Acting
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.
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movieThe 8th Day
2025
Landon Mooney
movieFrench Exit
2021
Mme Reynard
tvBig Sky
2020
Helen Pergman
tvDead to Me
2019
Lorna Harding
movieThe Witch Files
2018
Claire's Mom
tvYoung Sheldon
2017
Victoria MacElroy
movieNo Pay, Nudity
2016
Lisa Zweibal
movieSully
2016
Diane Higgins
tvImpastor
2015
Susie Kerry
tvKirstie
2013
Victoria
tvDevious Maids
2013
Olivia Rice
tvMonday Mornings
2013
Fran Horowitz
tvThe Mindy Project
2012
Juliet
movieCrazy Eyes
2012
Zach's Mother
tvThe Exes
2011
Anne
movieJack and Jill
2011
Bitsy Simmons
tvHart of Dixie
2011
Mae Ellen Waterloo
tvWorkaholics
2011
Celeste
tvRaising Hope
2010
Margine
tvGlee
2009
Rose Pillsbury
tvUnited States of Tara
2009
Dr. Ocean
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Marilyn Sullivan
tvRaines
2007
Arlene
tvHannah Montana
2006
Ms. Jameson
tvCrumbs
2006
Carolyn Pierce
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Donna Kaufman
tvDesperate Housewives
2004
Alma Hodge
tvBoston Legal
2004
Mary Winston
movieSeabiscuit
2003
Annie Howard
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Bonnie Toland
moviePar 6
2002
Pecan Hegelman
movieNo Ordinary Baby
2001
Virginia Hytner
tvNight Visions
2001
Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
tvThat's My Bush!
2001
Janet Rove
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Dora Pomerantz
tvThe West Wing
1999
Tawny Cryer
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Brooke Thornburg
tvJudging Amy
1999
Ms. Morlock
tvAlly McBeal
1997
Dr. Sally Muggins
movieJungle 2 Jungle
1997
Jan Kempster
tvCaroline in the City
1995
Alicia Crawford-Lane
movieNational Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995
Miss Tracy Milford
tvWomen of the House
1995
Jennifer Malone
movieWitch Hunt
1994
Trudy
tvER
1994
Joi Abbott
movieThey
1993
Chris Samuels
tvFrasier
1993
Peggy
tvThe Powers That Be
1992
Caitlyn Van Horne
movieTill Death Us Do Part
1992
Gail Bugliosi
tvDream On
1990
Helen Harley
tvWings
1990
Sandy Cooper
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
D.A. Barbara August
tvSeinfeld
1989
Patrice
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
D.A. Barbara August
tvQuantum Leap
1989
Mary Greely
movieWomen of Valor
1986
Lt. Katherine R. Grace
tvFresno
1986
Tiffany Kensington
tvL.A. Law
1986
Andrea Rossoff
tvCheers
1982
Valerie Hill
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Alice / Mrs. Stockman
movieTell Me My Name
1977
Alexandra / Sarah
GRQ the Movie
Aunt Emily