Desperate Housewives Actor Valerie Mahaffey Passes Away at 71
Here's what we know so far about Valerie Mahaffey's death.
Emmy-winning actress Valerie Mahaffey has died at the age of 71.
Her husband, actor Joseph Kell, confirmed that she passed away on May 30, 2025, in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. 'I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses,' Kell said in a statement to Variety.
Mahaffey gained widespread recognition for playing Eve in CBS' Northern Exposure. Her performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1992. She also portrayed Alma Hodge in Desperate Housewives and Victoria MacElroy in Young Sheldon. In her final screen appearances, she starred in Echo 3 on Apple TV+ and the 2020 film French Exit, which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
Born on June 16, 1953, in Indonesia, Mahaffey spent her early years in several countries, including Nigeria, England, and the U.S. She later studied acting at the University of Texas. She began her career on the New York stage and appeared in six Broadway plays. Her credits included Dracula with Raul Julia and Play Memory directed by Harold Prince. She also won two Obie Awards for her work in Top Girls and Talking Heads.
Her television work spanned five decades, with appearances in Seinfeld, ER, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, The Mindy Project, and Dead to Me. She acted in films such as Sully, Seabiscuit, Jungle 2 Jungle, and No Pay, Nudity. In 2010, she produced and starred in Summer Eleven alongside her daughter, Alice Richards.
Mahaffey is survived by her husband, Joseph Kell, and their daughter, Alice. Rob Morrow, her Northern Exposure co-star, remembered her as 'a breath of fresh air, joy and laughs.'
Originally reported by Vritti Johar on ComingSoon.net.
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