Valerie Mahaffey, Emmy and Obie award-winning actress is known for playing quirky roles in the show North exposure and Desperate housewifedied Friday. She is 71 years old.
Her husband, actor Joseph Kell, said she died in Los Angeles after fighting cancer. Variety show report.
Mahaffey won an Emmy in 1992 for supporting actress roles in drama North exposurebetween 1991-1994, she portrayed Adam Arkin's wife, Cartilage Eve.
Mahaffey's repetitive TV roles include the tempting Alma Hodge portraying Orson Hodge (Kyle Maclachlan) on ABC Desperate housewife (2006-2007); Repeat teacher Victoria Macelroy on CBS Young Sheldon (2017-2020); and Lorna Harding, Jen Harding Dead to me (2019-2022).
She recently appeared in the Apple TV+ series Echo 3and plays Mrs. Renard in the 2020 film France Exportstarring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hodges, for which she was nominated for an independent Spirit Award.
Pfeiffer posted on Saturday’s Instagram Story: “RIP Valerie. One of our smartest stars was stolen by us yesterday.” “Such great talent and humanity. You’ll be missed.”
Born in Indonesia on June 16, 1953, Mahaffey has been performing for five decades on the New York City stage. She appeared on six Broadway works, including DraculaRaul Julia and Harold Prince in the late seventies Play memory 1984.
Mahaffey Top Girl In public theaters and The head of speaking In Minetta Lane. She also appeared in Morgan Freeman Othello And starred in Juliet Romeo and Juliet With Tom Hulce.
She has played various roles in many popular TV series, including Have power,,,,, Seinfeld,,,,, wing,,,,, yes,,,,, Mindy Project,,,,, Happy,,,,, Hannah Montana,,,,, cheers,,,,, Newhart,,,,, Ally McBeal,,,,, Law and Order: SVUand CSI. Mahaffey's film credits include Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Seaiscur (2003), Summer 11th (2010), Defiled (2016) and No salary, naked (2016).
Mahafe's husband Joseph Kell said in a statement: "I lost my love for my life and America lost one of the cutest actresses. type.