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Valerie Mahaffey Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1953-06-16

Birthplace:
Sumatra, Indonesia

Credits:
81 Total Roles

Valerie Mahaffey

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Biography

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.

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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The 8th Day MOVIE Landon Mooney
2021 French Exit MOVIE Mme Reynard
2020 Big Sky TV Helen Pergman
2019 Dead to Me TV Lorna Harding
2018 The Witch Files MOVIE Claire's Mom
2017 Young Sheldon TV Victoria MacElroy
2016 No Pay, Nudity MOVIE Lisa Zweibal
2016 Sully MOVIE Diane Higgins
2015 Impastor TV Susie Kerry
2015 The Man in the High Castle TV Susan

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