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.
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Acted in
The 8th Day
2025
as Landon Mooney
The 8th Day
2024
as Landon Mooney
French Exit
2021
as Mme Reynard
Big Sky
2020
as Helen Pergman
Dead to Me
2019
as Lorna Harding
The Witch Files
2018
as Claire's Mom
Young Sheldon
2017
as Victoria MacElroy
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Lisa
Sully
2016
as Diane Higgins
Impastor
2015
as Susie Kerry
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Susan
Kirstie
2013
as Victoria
Devious Maids
2013
as Olivia Rice
If I Were You
2013
as Lydia
Monday Mornings
2013
as Fran Horowitz
The Mindy Project
2012
as Juliet
Crazy Eyes
2012
as Zach's Mother
The Exes
2011
as Anne
Jack and Jill
2011
as Bitsy Simmons
Hart of Dixie
2011
as Mae Ellen Waterloo
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Julie
Better With You
2010
as Ariel
Raising Hope
2010
as Margine
Summer Eleven
2010
A Previous Engagement
2009
as Grace
Glee
2009
as Rose Pillsbury
United States of Tara
2009
as Dr. Ocean
Private Practice
2007
as Marilyn Sullivan
Raines
2007
as Arlene
My First Wedding
2006
as Grace
Hannah Montana
2006
as Ms. Jameson
Crumbs
2006
Out of Practice
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Donna Kaufman
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Alma Hodge
Boston Legal
2004
as Mary Winston
Seabiscuit
2003
as Annie Howard
Without a Trace
2002
as Bonnie Toland
Good Morning, Miami
2002
as Sara
Par 6
2002
as Pecan Hegelman
No Ordinary Baby
2001
as Virginia Hytner
Night Visions
2001
as Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
That's My Bush!
2001
as Janet Rove
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Dora Pomerantz
The West Wing
1999
as Tawny Cryer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Brooke Thornburg
Judging Amy
1999
as Ms. Morlock
Buddy Faro
1998
Dinner at Fred's
1997
as Susan
George & Leo
1997
Ally McBeal
1997
as Dr. Sally Muggins
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
as Jan Kempster
Caroline in the City
1995
as Alicia Crawford-Lane
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995
as Miss Tracy Milford
Women of the House
1995
as Jennifer Malone
Witch Hunt
1994
as Trudy
ER
1994
as Joi Abbott
They
1993
as Chris Samuels
Frasier
1993
as Peggy
The Powers That Be
1992
as Caitlyn Van Horne
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
as Gail Bugliosi
Baby Talk
1991
Northern Exposure
1990
as Eve
Dream On
1990
as Helen Harley
Wings
1990
as Sandy Cooper
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
1989
as D.A. Barbara August
Seinfeld
1989
as Patrice
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as D.A. Barbara August
Quantum Leap
1989
as Mary Greely
Murphy's Law
1988
Her Secret Life
1987
as Becky
Women of Valor
1986
as Lt. Katherine R. Grace
Fresno
1986
as Tiffany Kensington
L.A. Law
1986
as Andrea Rossoff
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986
as Mrs. Bill
Newhart
1982
Cheers
1982
as Valerie Hill
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Jane
Tell Me My Name
1977
as Alexandra / Sarah