
About
Valerie Mahaffey
Overview
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.
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Known for
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2025 | The 8th Day | Actor | Landon Mooney | 58 Average |
2024 | The 8th Day | Actor | Landon Mooney | N/A N/A |
2021 | French Exit | Actor | Mme Reynard | 58 Average |
2018 | The Witch Files | Actor | Claire's Mom | 58 Average |
2016 | No Pay, Nudity | Actor | Lisa | 58 Average |
2016 | Sully | Actor | Diane Higgins | 71 Good |
2013 | If I Were You | Actor | Lydia | 59 Average |
2012 | Crazy Eyes | Actor | Zach's Mother | 58 Average |
2011 | Jack and Jill | Actor | Bitsy Simmons | 46 Bad |
2010 | Summer Eleven | Actor | 59 Average |
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2009 | A Previous Engagement | Actor | Grace | 58 Average |
2006 | My First Wedding | Actor | Grace | 58 Average |
2003 | Seabiscuit | Actor | Annie Howard | 66 Fair |
2002 | Par 6 | Actor | Pecan Hegelman | N/A N/A |
2001 | No Ordinary Baby | Actor | Virginia Hytner | 58 Average |
1997 | Dinner at Fred's | Actor | Susan | 58 Average |
1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Actor | Jan Kempster | 55 Average |
1995 | Senior Trip | Actor | Miss Tracy Milford | 58 Average |
1994 | Witch Hunt | Actor | Trudy | 58 Average |
1993 | They | Actor | Chris Samuels | 59 Average |
1992 | The Powers That Be | Actor | Caitlyn Van Horne | N/A N/A |
1992 | Till Death Us Do Part | Actor | Gail Bugliosi | 59 Average |
1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin | Actor | D.A. Barbara August | 59 Average |
1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Actor | D.A. Barbara August | 59 Average |
1987 | Her Secret Life | Actor | Becky | 59 Average |
1986 | Women of Valor | Actor | Lt. Katherine R. Grace | 58 Average |
1986 | Fresno | Actor | Tiffany Kensington | 69 Fair |
1986 | Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures | Actor | Mrs. Bill | 58 Average |
1977 | Tell Me My Name | Actor | Alexandra / Sarah | N/A N/A |