Valerie Mahaffey

    Actor, Producer

    Birthdate: Jun 16, 1953

    Birthplace: Sumatra, Indonesia

    Valerie Mahaffey is an American character actress and producer. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979-81), for which in 1980 she was nominated 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.

    Known For

    Jungle 2 Jungle
    Jungle 2 Jungle

    (1997)

    Seabiscuit
    Seabiscuit

    (2003)

    Valerie Mahaffey Movies

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    Previous (14)

    • 2021 |

      French Exit

      asMme Reynard
    • 2016 |

      No Pay, Nudity

      asLisa
    • 2016 |

      Sully

      asDiane Higgins
    • 2012 |
      Crazy Eyes
    • 2011 |

      Jack and Jill

      asBitsy Simmons
    • 2010 |
      Summer Eleven
    • 2008 |
      A Previous Engagement
    • 2006 |
      My First Wedding
    • 2003 |
      Seabiscuit
    • 2003 |

      Seabiscuit

      asAnnie Howard
    • 2002 |
      Par 6
    • 1997 |
      Dinner at Fred's
    • 1997 |
      Jungle 2 Jungle
    • 1995 |
      National Lampoon's Senior Trip
    Valerie Mahaffey: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos