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Valerie Mahaffey, Emmy-Winning Actor Known for ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Big Sky’ and ‘Sully,’ Dies at 71


Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-winning actor known for 'Northern Exposure,' 'Big Sky,' 'Sully' and many other movies and TV series, has died. She was 71.

Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-winning actor known for such TV series as “Northern Exposure,” “Big Sky” and “Desperate Housewives” and films including “Sully” and “Seabiscuit,” has died. Mahaffey won the supporting comedy actress Emmy in 1992 for her work as a hypochondriac Eve in the fictional Alaskan town featured in CBS’ fish-out-of-water dramedy “Northern Exposure,” which aired from 1990 to 1995. Her dozens of series credits include the Norman Lear-produced “The Powers That Be,” “Seinfeld,” “Wings,” “ER,” “Young Sheldon,” “Man in the High Castle,” “The Mindy Project,” “Devious Maids,” “Glee,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Hannah Montana,” “Boston Legal” and “Private Practice.” Earlier TV appearances included guest shots on “Cheers,” “Newhart,” “Quantum Leap,” “Dream On,” “L.A.

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