Valerie Mahaffey
Born in Sumatra, Indonesia — Jun 16 1953• Died May 30 2025
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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 sh…
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Valerie Mahaffey's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Donna Kaufman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brooke Thornburg
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dora Pomerantz
Cheers
Valerie Hill
Seinfeld
Patrice
Desperate Housewives
Alma Hodge
Frasier
Peggy
The West Wing
Tawny Cryer
Young Sheldon
Victoria MacElroy
Without a Trace
Bonnie Toland
Glee
Rose Pillsbury
Northern Exposure
Eve
Boston Legal
Mary Winston
ER
Joi Abbott
Quantum Leap
Mary Greely
Big Sky
Helen Pergman
Judging Amy
Ms. Morlock
L.A. Law
Andrea Rossoff
Private Practice
Marilyn Sullivan
Wings
Sandy Cooper
Hannah Montana
Ms. Jameson
Newhart
The Mindy Project
Juliet
Tales of the Unexpected
Jane
The Man in the High Castle
Susan
Devious Maids
Olivia Rice
Raising Hope
Margine
Caroline in the City
Alicia Crawford-Lane
Workaholics
Celeste
Franklin & Bash
Julie
Ally McBeal
Dr. Sally Muggins
Hart of Dixie
Mae Ellen Waterloo
The Exes
Anne
Dead to Me
Lorna Harding
Dream On
Helen Harley
George & Leo
United States of Tara
Dr. Ocean
Good Morning, Miami
Sara
Night Visions
Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
Monday Mornings
Fran Horowitz
Sully
Diane Higgins
Impastor
Susie Kerry
Out of Practice
The Powers That Be
Caitlyn Van Horne
Better With You
Ariel
Kirstie
Victoria
Women of the House
Jennifer Malone
Raines
Arlene
Seabiscuit
Annie Howard
Jack and Jill
Bitsy Simmons
Fresno
Tiffany Kensington
Crumbs
Carolyn Pierce
That's My Bush!
Janet Rove
Buddy Faro
Murphy's Law
French Exit
Mme Reynard
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jan Kempster
Witch Hunt
Trudy
Women of Valor
Lt. Katherine R. Grace
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
D.A. Barbara August
Dinner at Fred's
Susan
Till Death Us Do Part
Gail Bugliosi
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Miss Tracy Milford
They
Chris Samuels
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
D.A. Barbara August
Her Secret Life
Becky
Par 6
Pecan Hegelman
No Ordinary Baby
Virginia Hytner
The 8th Day
Landon Mooney
Summer Eleven
My First Wedding
Grace
No Pay, Nudity
Lisa Zweibal
Crazy Eyes
Zach's Mother
GRQ the Movie
Aunt Emily
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
Alice
The Witch Files
Claire's Mom
If I Were You
Lydia
A Previous Engagement
Grace
Tell Me My Name
Alexandra / Sarah
Baby Talk
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Mrs. Bill