Valerie Mahaffey died: American actress and producer, Valerie Mahaffey died on May 30, 2025 at the age of 71 due to cancer in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Her family confirmed. She born on June 16, 1953 in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Her family moved to Austin, Texas, when she was 16 year old girl. She completed her education from Austin High School and completed Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975.
She began her career from NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors (1979–81). She was known for Senior Trip (1995), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Jack and Jill (2011), Sully (2016), and most notably French Exit (2020). She also nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She worked around 87 movies and television shows.
She appeared including movies Tell Me My Name (1977), An Enemy of the People (1990), Witch Hunt (1994), National Lampoon’s Senior Trip (1995), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Dinner at Fred’s (1999), Par 6 (2002), Seabiscuit (2003), My First Wedding (2006), A Previous Engagement (2008), Summer Eleven (2010), Jack and Jill (2011), If I Were You (2012), Crazy Eyes (2012), No Pay, Nudity (2016), Sully (2016), The Witch Files (2018), French Exit (2020) and The 8th Day (2025).
Including telivision shows The Doctors (1979–1981), Tales of the Unexpected (1984), Mr. Bill’s Real Life Adventures (1986), The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (1986), Fresno (1986), Women of Valor (1986), Newhart (1987), Jack and Mike (1987), Her Secret Life (1987), Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989), Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989), Father Dowling Mysteries (1990), Quantum Leap (1990), Cheers (1991), The Young Riders (1991), Baby Talk (1991), Seinfeld (1991), Till Death Us Do Part (1992), Dream On (1992), The Powers That Be (1992–1993), They (1993), Northern Exposure (1991–1994), L.A. Law (1994), Women of the House (1995), Wings (1993–1996), The Client (1995–1996), Caroline in the City (1996), George & Leo (1997), ER (1999), Love & Money (2000), Ally McBeal (2000), That’s My Bush! (2001), Night Visions (2001), After Amy (2001), Judging Amy (2001), The West Wing (2001), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002), Frasier (2003), Without a Trace (2004), Out of Practice (2005), Crumbs (2006), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006), Desperate Housewives (2006–2007, 2012), Raines (2007), Private Practice (2007), Boston Legal (2008), United States of Tara (2009), Better with You (2010), Hannah Montana (2010), Raising Hope (2010), Less Than Kind (2012), The Exes (2012), Glee (2011–2013), Monday Mornings (2013), Grey’s Anatomy (2013), Kirstie (2014), Franklin & Bash (2014), Hart of Dixie (2014), Workaholics (2015), Devious Maids (2013, 2015), Impastor (2015), The Mindy Project (2016), The Man in the High Castle (2016), Young Sheldon (2017–2020), Dead to Me (2019–2022), Big Sky (2020–2021), and Echo 3 (2022).
Valerie Mahaffey’s husband was Joseph Kell. They have a children ( daughter ).
