Valerie Mahaffey
American actress (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valerie Mahaffey (born June 16, 1953)[1] is an American character actress and producer.[1] 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.
Valerie Mahaffey | |
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Born | (1953-06-16) June 16, 1953 (age 71) |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BFA) |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Joseph Kell |
Children | 1 |
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 performances in television shows such as 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.