{"id":29241,"date":"2025-05-31T21:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/valerie-mahaffey-actress-in-desperate-housewives-and-northern-exposure-dies-at-71\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T21:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T21:59:17","slug":"valerie-mahaffey-actress-in-desperate-housewives-and-northern-exposure-dies-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/valerie-mahaffey-actress-in-desperate-housewives-and-northern-exposure-dies-at-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Mahaffey, actress in &#8220;Desperate Housewives&#8221; and &#8220;Northern Exposure,&#8221; dies at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Valerie Mahaffey, an actress known for her scene-stealing turns in &#8220;Desperate Housewives,&#8221; and &#8220;Northern Exposure,&#8221; died Friday in Los Angeles after battling cancer, her publicist said in a statement to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Mahaffey, who won an Emmy for playing Eve the hypochondriac on &#8220;Northern Exposure,&#8221; was 71 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses. She will be missed,&#8221; her husband, actor Joseph Kell, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Survivors also include their daughter, Alice Richards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/31\/3b27fd4f-192e-437b-89c0-58fd038c4f3f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7b9fbebd24f8dc2738adf4bc7a11b232\/gettyimages-600963646.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0#\" alt=\"Screening Of Warner Bros. 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Her stage, film and television work included the soap opera &#8220;The Doctors&#8221; more than 45 years ago and encompassed roles in the TV series &#8220;Young Sheldon&#8221; and &#8220;Desperate Housewives.&#8221; She appeared in the movie &#8220;Sully&#8221; with Tom Hanks, directed by Clint Eastwood, and played Madame Reynard in &#8220;French Exit&#8221; with Michelle Pfeiffer.<\/p>\n<p>She won an outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Emmy award for her portrayal of hypochondriac Eve on &#8220;Northern Exposure.&#8221; Mahaffey also appeared on television in &#8220;The Powers That Be,&#8221; &#8220;Big Sky,&#8221; &#8220;Seinfeld,&#8221; &#8220;Wings&#8221; and &#8220;ER.&#8221; Her film credits include &#8220;Jungle 2 Jungle,&#8221; &#8220;Senior Trip&#8221; and &#8220;Seabiscuit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mahaffey was born and raised in Indonesia until age 11. 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