Valerie Mahaffey

Valerie Mahaffey (born on June 16, 1953) is an American actress who won an Emmy Award for her work on Northern Exposure. She later won fame through her portrayal of extroverted and friendly but ultimately insane women on the television shows Wings and Desperate Housewives. Her stage credits include Eastern Standard, Talking Heads, Top Girls, and Rex. In 1991, Mahaffey gained recognition for her recurring role as Eve on Northern Exposure. In a 199... more

Valerie Mahaffey (born on June 16, 1953) is an American actress who won an Emmy Award for her work on Northern Exposure. She later won fame through her portrayal of extroverted and friendly but ultimately insane women on the television shows Wings and Desperate Housewives. Her stage credits include Eastern Standard, Talking Heads, Top Girls, and Rex. In 1991, Mahaffey gained recognition for her recurring role as Eve on Northern Exposure. In a 1991 episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Truth", she played George Costanza's girlfriend. Also in 1991, she was in an episode of Cheers, entitled Achilles Hill where the landlord will forfeit rent if Sam Malone avoids his daughter (Mahaffey). Starting in the 1993 season of the sitcom Wings, Mahaffey had a recurring role as Sandy Cooper, a friend of Joe, Brian, and Helen from high school. She had an insane obsessive crush on Joe, but he was unable to convince anyone else of this because she acted completely normal except when she is left alone with... less