Emmy-winning actress Valerie Mahaffey has died, family members and her rep confirm. She was 71. The “Young Sheldon” alum passed away on Friday in Los Angeles after losing her cancer battle ...

She also became well-known for playing the role of the manipulative Alma Hodge in the hit show “Desperate Housewives” from 2006-07 and Victoria MacElroy in “Young Sheldon.” ...

Emmy-winning actor Valerie Mahaffey has died at age 71. The Young Sheldon and Desperate Housewives star, who had been diagnosed with cancer, died May 30, her husband Joseph Kell confirmed.

On “Desperate Housewives,” she portrayed the manipulative Alma Hodge over eight episodes. On Facebook, Mahaffey’s daughter Alice wrote, “I don’t really have the words to say right now.