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