Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey (born June 16, 1953) is 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
ActingBirthday
June 16, 1953Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
26Place of birth
Sumatra, Indonesia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/d4Oc12PuuhTevEGjKEhs95XrVIl.jpg)
Cast credits
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Senior Trip
Miss Tracy Milford![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dmOXxbrAN013vKE2BJXIyl46hLL.jpg)
Witch Hunt
Trudy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ghPOGpHld1RXkoIfi9kkn7YWNkR.jpg)
Summer Eleven
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A Previous Engagement
Grace![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n4MDlfhZlch7VUX176X30SdZYPf.jpg)
If I Were You
Lydia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uNf7Kszn2w6bDBxcbsVpTIfCROr.jpg)
Women of Valor
Lt. Katherine R. Grace![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mozoDHSGdAO8VmRuIAqT9OAVbqF.jpg)
No Ordinary Baby
Virginia Hytner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/v4iFoq7KeaptRf0NENsl8nngEhj.jpg)
Dinner at Fred's
Susan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rECGbbdgyQlFZTKRm9rEEnjzevs.jpg)
They
Chris Samuels![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r09ivJ1GGh5WArqRViRYDQLrTVG.jpg)
Sully
Diane Higgins![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3nHN0v5gA8whthR7daMWT6i6Ylv.jpg)
No Pay, Nudity
Lisa![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/f2GRerJ63UxzZOm9rQdjmAZ9hsb.jpg)
Till Death Us Do Part
Gail Bugliosi![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o4FfGzHhjrCCJexUZvUYtC734aI.jpg)
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Mother![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4EjGJsOnRLOzXkvmFS8w8BXfemD.jpg)
My First Wedding
Grace![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p4gfojlygbn68GYdpu4jW4xQBjG.jpg)
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Mrs. Bill![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iV3wApODDu4J0pG8lvhxsCkfH61.jpg)
The Witch Files
Claire's Mom![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ul2a6neFaxmMx6KzF2Ezvb0NipF.jpg)
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jan Kempster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9fyG5y5czwDVOSRsrkSjaob1Hsc.jpg)
French Exit
Mme Reynard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pvTFRwsSiCSONaYlUb8wwZYQ28w.jpg)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
D.A. Barbara August![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pvTFRwsSiCSONaYlUb8wwZYQ28w.jpg)
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
D.A. Barbara August