Valerie Mahaffey
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brooke Thornburg
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Donna Kaufman
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dora Pomerantz
2000
Series
Desperate Housewives
Alma Hodge
2004
Series
Young Sheldon
Victoria MacElroy
2017
Series
Seinfeld
Patrice
1989
Series
Frasier
Peggy
1993
Series
ER
Joi Abbott
1994
Series
The West Wing
Tawny Cryer
1999
Series
Without a Trace
Bonnie Toland
2002
Series
Cheers
Valerie Hill
1982
Series
Boston Legal
Mary Winston
2004
Series
Glee
Rose Pillsbury
2009
Series
Private Practice
Marilyn Sullivan
2007
Series
The Man in the High Castle
Susan
2015
Series
Quantum Leap
Mary Greely
1989
Series
Judging Amy
Ms. Morlock
1999
Series
L.A. Law
Andrea Rossoff
1986
Series
Wings
Sandy Cooper
1990
Series
Hannah Montana
Ms. Jameson
2006
Series
The Mindy Project
Juliet
2012
Series
Northern Exposure
Eve
1990
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Jane
1979
Series
Newhart
1982
Series
Hart of Dixie
Mae Ellen Waterloo
2011
Series
Franklin & Bash
Julie
2011
Series
Raising Hope
Margine
2010
Series
Big Sky
Helen Pergman
2020
Series
Caroline in the City
Alicia Crawford-Lane
1995
Series
Workaholics
Celeste
2011
Series
Devious Maids
Olivia Rice
2013
Series
Ally McBeal
Dr. Sally Muggins
1997
Series
The Exes
Anne
2011
Series
Dead to Me
Lorna Harding
2019
Series
Dream On
Helen Harley
1990
Series
United States of Tara
Dr. Ocean
2009
Series
Good Morning, Miami
Sara
2002
Film
Sully
Diane Higgins
2016
Series
Monday Mornings
Fran Horowitz
2013
Series
Night Visions
Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
2001
Series
Better With You
Ariel
2010
Series
George & Leo
1997
Series
Impastor
Susie Kerry
2015
Series
Out of Practice
2005
Series
Raines
Arlene
2007
Film
Jack and Jill
Bitsy Simmons
2011
Film
Seabiscuit
Annie Howard
2003
Series
Crumbs
Carolyn Pierce
2006
Series
Women of the House
Jennifer Malone
1995
Series
Kirstie
Victoria
2013
Series
That's My Bush!
Janet Rove
2001
Series
Murphy's Law
1988
Series
Fresno
Tiffany Kensington
1986
Series
The Powers That Be
Caitlyn Van Horne
1992
Series
Buddy Faro
1998
Film
French Exit
Mme Reynard
2021
Film
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jan Kempster
1997
Film
Witch Hunt
Trudy
1994
Film
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Miss Tracy Milford
1995
Film
Till Death Us Do Part
Gail Bugliosi
1992
Film
No Pay, Nudity
Lisa Zweibal
2016
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
D.A. Barbara August
1989
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
D.A. Barbara August
1989
Film
Women of Valor
Lt. Katherine R. Grace
1986
Film
They
Chris Samuels
1993
Film
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Mother
2012
Film
Par 6
Pecan Hegelman
2002
Film
The Witch Files
Claire's Mom
2018
Film
My First Wedding
Grace
2006
Film
The 8th Day
Landon Mooney
2025
Film
Her Secret Life
Becky
1987
Film
Summer Eleven
2010
Film
No Ordinary Baby
Virginia Hytner
2001
Film
Dinner at Fred's
Susan
1997
Film
If I Were You
Lydia
2013
Film
Tell Me My Name
Alexandra / Sarah
1977
Film
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
Alice
1986
Series
Baby Talk
1991
Film
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Mrs. Bill
1986
GRQ the Movie
Aunt Emily
Film
A Previous Engagement
Grace
2009