She acted on Broadway and appeared in television shows including “Young Sheldon,” “Desperate Housewives” and Netflix’s “Dead to Me.”

Valerie Mahaffey, an actress known for her scene-stealing turns in "Desperate Housewives," and "Northern Exposure," died Friday in Los Angeles after battling cancer, her publicist said in a statement to CBS News. Mahaffey, who won an Emmy for playing Eve the hypochondriac on "Northern Exposure," was 71 years old.

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.