Acting credits
80
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Valerie Mahaffey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 27Series: 53
TMDB ID: 99351
IMDb ID: nm0536723
Known for: Acting
Born: June 16, 1953
Died: May 30, 2025
Age: 71
Place of birth: Sumatra, Indonesia
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2025
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q267226
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Valerie Mahaffey.
6.7
The 8th Day
as Landon Mooney
2025 Movie
5.6
French Exit
as Mme Reynard
2021 Movie
6.1
The Witch Files
as Claire's Mom
2018 Movie
4.0
No Pay, Nudity
as Lisa Zweibal
2016 Movie
7.2
Sully
as Diane Higgins
2016 Movie
6.6
If I Were You
as Lydia
2013 Movie
4.2
Crazy Eyes
as Zach's Mother
2012 Movie
4.4
Jack and Jill
as Bitsy Simmons
2011 Movie
4.7
Summer Eleven
2010 Movie
3.9
A Previous Engagement
as Grace
2009 Movie
4.5
My First Wedding
as Grace
2006 Movie
7.1
Seabiscuit
as Annie Howard
2003 Movie
Par 6
as Pecan Hegelman
2002 Movie
4.9
No Ordinary Baby
as Virginia Hytner
2001 Movie
5.3
Dinner at Fred's
as Susan
1997 Movie
5.3
Jungle 2 Jungle
as Jan Kempster
1997 Movie
5.5
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
as Miss Tracy Milford
1995 Movie
5.2
Witch Hunt
as Trudy
1994 Movie
7.4
They
as Chris Samuels
1993 Movie
6.7
Till Death Us Do Part
as Gail Bugliosi
1992 Movie
6.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
as D.A. Barbara August
1989 Movie
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as D.A. Barbara August
1989 Movie
5.0
Her Secret Life
as Becky
1987 Movie
6.7
Women of Valor
as Lt. Katherine R. Grace
1986 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Valerie Mahaffey.
7.2
Big Sky
as Helen Pergman • 16 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Dead to Me
as Lorna Harding • 9 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
as Victoria MacElroy • 14 eps
2017 Series
7.0
Impastor
as Susie Kerry • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
as Susan • 3 eps
2015 Series
4.6
Kirstie
as Victoria • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.1
Devious Maids
as Olivia Rice • 7 eps
2013 Series
7.1
Monday Mornings
as Fran Horowitz • 6 eps
2013 Series
6.2
The Mindy Project
as Juliet • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.6
The Exes
as Anne • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Hart of Dixie
as Mae Ellen Waterloo • 3 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Franklin & Bash
as Julie • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.4
Workaholics
as Celeste • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.5
Better With You
as Ariel • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Raising Hope
as Margine • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
Glee
as Rose Pillsbury • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.1
United States of Tara
as Dr. Ocean • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Private Practice
as Marilyn Sullivan • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Raines
as Arlene • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Hannah Montana
as Ms. Jameson • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.8
Crumbs
as Carolyn Pierce • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Out of Practice
1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Donna Kaufman • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Alma Hodge • 9 eps
2004 Series