: an award presented annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in plays performed off-Broadway
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Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy and Obie Award-winning actress known for playing eccentric characters on shows including Northern Exposure and Desperate Housewives, died on Friday.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
My mini goldendoodle, Obie, is freaked out and barking as Kweller hugs my wife and fist-bumps my 8-year-old son.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Writing, performing and producing plays for four decades, Childress was the first African American woman to receive an Obie Award and devoted her life to the theater.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Also seen on shows like In Treatment and David Makes Man, she’s been recognized for her stage work with Drama Desk, Obie and Lucille Lortel awards, among others, and is repped by Stewart Talent, Liebman Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
My mini goldendoodle, Obie, is freaked out and barking as Kweller hugs my wife and fist-bumps my 8-year-old son.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Writing, performing and producing plays for four decades, Childress was the first African American woman to receive an Obie Award and devoted her life to the theater.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Also seen on shows like In Treatment and David Makes Man, she’s been recognized for her stage work with Drama Desk, Obie and Lucille Lortel awards, among others, and is repped by Stewart Talent, Liebman Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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“Obie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obie. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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