Deceased

How Did Valerie Mahaffey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/06/1953Born inSumatra, IndonesiaDied30/05/2025 (aged 71)Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ267226 ↗TMDb#99351 ↗

Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress. 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.

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Filmography66 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	French ExitMovie	Mme Reynard	68
2020	Big SkySeries	Helen Pergman	67
2019	Dead to MeSeries	Lorna Harding	66
2017	Young SheldonSeries	Victoria MacElroy	64
2016	No Pay, NudityMovie	Lisa Zweibal	63
2016	SullyMovie	Diane Higgins	63
2015	The Man in the High CastleSeries	Susan	62
2013	Devious MaidsSeries	Olivia Rice	60
2013	Monday MorningsSeries	Fran Horowitz	60
2013	If I Were YouMovie	Lydia	60
2012	The Mindy ProjectSeries	Juliet	59
2012	Crazy EyesMovie	Zach's Mother	59
2011	WorkaholicsSeries	Celeste	58
2011	The ExesSeries	Anne	58
2011	Jack and JillMovie	Bitsy Simmons	58
2011	Franklin & BashSeries	Julie	58
2011	Hart of DixieSeries	Mae Ellen Waterloo	58
2010	Raising HopeSeries	Margine	57
2010	Better With YouSeries	Ariel	57
2010	Summer ElevenMovie	—	57
2009	GleeSeries	Rose Pillsbury	56
2009	United States of TaraSeries	Dr. Ocean	56
2007	Private PracticeSeries	Marilyn Sullivan	54
2006	Hannah MontanaSeries	Ms. Jameson	53
2006	CrumbsSeries	Carolyn Pierce	53
2005	Grey's AnatomySeries	Donna Kaufman	52
2005	Out of PracticeSeries	—	52
2004	Desperate HousewivesSeries	Alma Hodge	51
2004	Boston LegalSeries	Mary Winston	51
2002	Without a TraceSeries	Bonnie Toland	49
2002	Good Morning, MiamiSeries	Sara	49
2001	No Ordinary BabyMovie	Virginia Hytner	48
2001	Night VisionsSeries	Sally Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")	48
2001	That's My Bush!Series	Janet Rove	48
2000	CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries	Dora Pomerantz	47
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Brooke Thornburg	46
1999	The West WingSeries	Tawny Cryer	46
1999	Judging AmySeries	Ms. Morlock	46
1998	Buddy FaroSeries	—	45
1997	Ally McBealSeries	Dr. Sally Muggins	44
1997	George & LeoSeries	—	44
1997	Jungle 2 JungleMovie	Jan Kempster	44
1995	Caroline in the CitySeries	Alicia Crawford-Lane	42
1995	National Lampoon's Senior TripMovie	Miss Tracy Milford	42
1995	Women of the HouseSeries	Jennifer Malone	42
1994	ERSeries	Joi Abbott	41
1994	Witch HuntMovie	Trudy	41
1993	FrasierSeries	Peggy	40
1992	Till Death Us Do PartMovie	Gail Bugliosi	39
1992	The Powers That BeSeries	Caitlyn Van Horne	39
1991	Baby TalkSeries	—	38
1990	WingsSeries	Sandy Cooper	37
1990	Dream OnSeries	Helen Harley	37
1990	Northern ExposureSeries	Eve	37
1989	Quantum LeapSeries	Mary Greely	36
1989	SeinfeldSeries	Patrice	36
1989	Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical MurderMovie	D.A. Barbara August	36
1989	Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star AssassinMovie	D.A. Barbara August	36
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Andrea Rossoff	33
1986	FresnoSeries	Tiffany Kensington	33
1986	Women of ValorMovie	Lt. Katherine R. Grace	33
1986	The Rise and Rise of Daniel RocketMovie	Alice	33
1982	NewhartSeries	—	29
1982	CheersSeries	Valerie Hill	29
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Jane	26
1977	Tell Me My NameMovie	Alexandra / Sarah	24