Valerie Mahaffey
Biography
Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress who worked across television and film. Born in Sumatra and raised in Indonesia, Nigeria and the United Kingdom, she studied at the University of Texas at Austin and later reached Broadway in the musical Rex. She played a regular role on the NBC daytime soap The Doctors from 1979 to 1981, picking up a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1980, and in 1992 she won a Primetime Emmy for her supporting role on the CBS drama Northern Exposure. She appeared in series such as Dead to Me, Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids, and in films including Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Seabiscuit (2003), National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995), Sully (2016) and French Exit (2021), which earned her critical praise and an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
71years old at death
- Born Sumatra
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Alma
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1994 to 2021
First and latest
Share
Did you know?!
Early training
Mahaffey earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. She went on to make her Broadway debut in the musical Rex.
Valerie Mahaffey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Valerie Mahaffey shares two films with Kevin McDonald, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kevin McDonald's page
Joseph Kell's page
Tara Strong's page
Christopher Lloyd's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Tom Hanks's page
All films by Clint Eastwood
All films by Dennis Dugan
All films by Gary Ross
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1992 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Northern Exposure | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.