Actress Valerie Mahaffey, ‘Northern Exposure’ Emmy Winner, Dies After Cancer Battle

Valerie Mahaffey seen at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures "Sully" at The DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2016. Steve Cohn/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images

LOS ANGELES—Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey, whose stage, film, and television work ranged from Shakespeare to the hit 1990s series “Northern Exposure,” died at age 71 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released Saturday by her publicist.

Mahaffey died Friday in Los Angeles, according to publicist Jillian Roscoe.