Actress Valerie Mahaffey has died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. Image courtesy of UPI
Northern Exposure and Young Sheldon actress Valerie Mahaffey has died at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
Mahaffey’s publicist, Jillian Roscoe, confirmed the sad news to The Hollywood Reporter Friday.
“I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its endearing actresses. She will be missed,” her husband Joseph Kell said in a statement to People.com.
Mahaffey’s other credits include Echo 3, Dead to Me, French Exit, Big Sky, Desperate Housewives, Glee and Devious Maids.
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Jill SobuleJill Sobule attends the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 30, 2023. Sobule, the singer-songwriter behind “I Kissed a Girl,” “Living Color” and “Supermodel,” died at the age of 66 on May 2 from a house fire. Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
