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 On the viewing horizon since the late 1980s, actress Maura Tierney has been a steady product of independent features, some hits and some misses, for close to a decade and a half. An odd and compelling beauty, she came from an upscale Bostonian family and was raised in the Hyde Park district.Born February 3, 1965, the eldest child of three of Pat, a real estate agent, and Joseph M. Tierney, a prosperous politician and city councilman, Maura Lynn Tierney initially studied at New York University. She left school prior to graduation when she hooked up with the Circle-in-the-Square theater school. Following some stage plays including "Baby with the Bathwater" and "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," she moved to the West Coast in the late 1980s finding minor roles here and there in TV-movies and making the rounds on episodic shows such as Growing Pains (1985), Family Ties (1982) and Law & Order (1990). She met actor/husband Billy Morrissette after both were fired from the set of an eventually-scrapped Ralph Macchio series.After a few other failed pilots and a short-lived TV series, Maura made a minor film debut with The Linguini Incident (1991) and progressed to leading lady status in the B-movie spoof Dead Women in Lingerie (1991), which didn't go over well. She finally hit paydirt on TV when she won a female co-lead as smart but insecure newswriter Lisa Miller on the comedy series NewsRadio (1995). The show sailed along for a number of seasons due to the fine comedy instincts of David Foley, Andy Dick and the late Saturday Night Live (1975) player Phil Hartman. The show lost its oomph, however, as well as its audience after Hartman's tragic 1998 gunshot slaying, despite an assured replacement in fellow Saturday Night Live (1975) alumni Jon Lovitz. The show couldn't escape its bad aura, and it was gone the following year.Maura's work on the TV sitcom thrust her into the film comedy limelight with prominent roles in such films as the Jim Carrey vehicle Liar Liar (1997). She also showed up as sly, darker-edged femmes in the thriller Primal Fear (1996), Primary Colors (1998) and Instinct (1999).Into the millennium, Maura received one of her best art-house roles as a heavy in her husband's feature Scotland, Pa. (2001) which he wrote and directed. Following that came a mixture of offbeat parts in such films as the mystery thriller Insomnia (2002) starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams; the romantic comedy Welcome to Mooseport (2004) with Gene Hackman and Ray Romano; the Paul Rudd dramedy Diggers (2006); the sports comedy Semi-Pro (2008) with Will Ferrell and Steve Guttenberg; the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler slapstick comedy Baby Mama (2008); and, more recently, Nature Calls (2012), Anything (2017) and Beautiful Boy (2018) opposite Steve Carell.She also found steady TV work with the role of Abby, who was first a nurse and then a doctor, in the long-established and critically-acclaimed medical drama series ER (1994), where she remained on the staff until the show left the air in 2009. She also found recurring roles on Rescue Me (2004), The Good Wife (2009) and The Affair (2014), and co-starred in the short-lived legal drama The Whole Truth (2010) with Rob Morrow.
Bio:
On the viewing horizon since the late 1980s, actress Maura Tierney has been a steady product of independent features, some hits and some misses, for close to a decade and a half. An odd and compelling beauty, she came from an upscale Bostonian family and was raised in the Hyde Park district.Born February 3, 1965, the eldest child of three of Pat, a real estate agent, and Joseph M. Tierney, a prosperous politician and city councilman, Maura Lynn Tierney initially studied at New York University. She left school prior to graduation when she hooked up with the Circle-in-the-Square theater school. Following some stage plays including "Baby with the Bathwater" and "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," she moved to the West Coast in the late 1980s finding minor roles here and there in TV-movies and making the rounds on episodic shows such as Growing Pains (1985), Family Ties (1982) and Law & Order (1990). She met actor/husband Billy Morrissette after both were fired from the set of an eventually-scrapped Ralph Macchio series.After a few other failed pilots and a short-lived TV series, Maura made a minor film debut with The Linguini Incident (1991) and progressed to leading lady status in the B-movie spoof Dead Women in Lingerie (1991), which didn't go over well. She finally hit paydirt on TV when she won a female co-lead as smart but insecure newswriter Lisa Miller on the comedy series NewsRadio (1995). The show sailed along for a number of seasons due to the fine comedy instincts of David Foley, Andy Dick and the late Saturday Night Live (1975) player Phil Hartman. The show lost its oomph, however, as well as its audience after Hartman's tragic 1998 gunshot slaying, despite an assured replacement in fellow Saturday Night Live (1975) alumni Jon Lovitz. The show couldn't escape its bad aura, and it was gone the following year.Maura's work on the TV sitcom thrust her into the film comedy limelight with prominent roles in such films as the Jim Carrey vehicle Liar Liar (1997). She also showed up as sly, darker-edged femmes in the thriller Primal Fear (1996), Primary Colors (1998) and Instinct (1999).Into the millennium, Maura received one of her best art-house roles as a heavy in her husband's feature Scotland, Pa. (2001) which he wrote and directed. Following that came a mixture of offbeat parts in such films as the mystery thriller Insomnia (2002) starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams; the romantic comedy Welcome to Mooseport (2004) with Gene Hackman and Ray Romano; the Paul Rudd dramedy Diggers (2006); the sports comedy Semi-Pro (2008) with Will Ferrell and Steve Guttenberg; the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler slapstick comedy Baby Mama (2008); and, more recently, Nature Calls (2012), Anything (2017) and Beautiful Boy (2018) opposite Steve Carell.She also found steady TV work with the role of Abby, who was first a nurse and then a doctor, in the long-established and critically-acclaimed medical drama series ER (1994), where she remained on the staff until the show left the air in 2009. She also found recurring roles on Rescue Me (2004), The Good Wife (2009) and The Affair (2014), and co-starred in the short-lived legal drama The Whole Truth (2010) with Rob Morrow.
Tivia:
Undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from her breast [July 13, 2009]. Later had a mastectomy.One of her closest friends is her ER (1994) co-star, Parminder Nagra. Maura officiated at Parminder's wedding in January 2009.Had to leave Parenthood (2010) after discovering she had breast cancer. Promotional items with Maura were already released by NBC to promote the show in 2009 and production had to be pushed back, because of Maura's leave. She was eventually replaced by Lauren Graham.Was cast in the role of Nurse Abigail 'Abby' Lockhart in ER (1994), without an audition.Maura was added to the cast of NewsRadio (1995) the day before they shot the pilot.Attended Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Hingham, Massachusetts (SE of Boston).On Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), she admitted that she was fired from the television show Growing Pains (1985). The show was supposed to have an episode arc in Europe, but the idea was scrapped when Kirk Cameron expressed a fear of flying.Daughter of former Boston City Council president Joseph Tierney.Met her husband, Billy Morrissette, in the revolving lounge at the top of the Hollywood Holiday Inn. It was a blind date of sorts set up by their mutual friends.Landed a key part of a single mom who falls for hockey player Bruce Willis in a romantic comedy titled "The Broadway Brawler." After just two weeks' shooting, however, "creative differences" brought an end to the project.Attended New York University and Circle in the Square Theatre School.In the NewsRadio (1995) episode "Presence", her character "Lisa Miller" is a math whiz who learns to play poker to win back Bill (Phil Hartman) after their boss "Jimmy James" (Stephen Root) loses Bill in an inter-station poker game. In real life, Tierney won the 2004 (Season 2) Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003), hosted by David Foley. Tierney defeated Lauren Graham at the final table. Foley, Graham and Tierney all appeared in NewsRadio (1995).While being interviewed on Irish chat show Tubridy Tonight (2004), Maura admitted that she has had Botox although she did not like the experience. (February 2009).Wrote an article in the spring 2001 issue of Flaunt titled, "'Rudy Giuliani' : A Fascist? You Be The Judge."On Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), she stated that she and her husband Billy Morrissette were fired from a sitcom known as The Ralph Macchio Project.Of Irish extraction.Owns a black pug, with her husband Billy Morrissette, named Rose- Kennedy. They take her everywhere with them.Played an alcoholic in Oxygen (1999) and on ER (1994).(August 27, 2018) She was riding her bike late morning in Los Angeles when she was involved in the accident. A car hit her back tire, which caused her to fall to the ground. After she was placed in a neck brace and put on a stretcher, Tierney was transported via ambulance to a hospital. An LAPD media relations officer confirmed that the driver involved was not believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Maura has been released from the hospital with no major injuries later that day.No relation to actress Gene Tierney.First name pronounced "More-rah". |
| Name: |
Maura Tierney |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
437 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:18:04 |
| Height: |
5' 3' (1.60 m) |
| Biography: |
On the viewing horizon since the late 1980s, actress Maura Tierney has been a steady product of independent features, some hits and some misses, for close to a decade and a half. An odd and compelling beauty, she came from an upscale Bostonian family |
| Trivia: |
Undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from her breast [July 13, 2009]. Later had a mastectomy.One of her closest friends is her ER (1994) co-star, Parminder Nagra. Maura officiated at Parminder's wedding in January 2009.Had to leave Parenthood (2010) after discovering she had breast cancer. Promotional items with Maura were already released by NBC to promote the show in 2009 and production had to be pushed back, because of Maura's leave. She was eventually replaced by Lauren Graham.Was cast in the role of Nurse Abigail 'Abby' Lockhart in ER (1994), without an audition.Maura was added to the cast of NewsRadio (1995) the day before they shot the pilot.Attended Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Hingham, Massachusetts (SE of Boston).On Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), she admitted that she was fired from the television show Growing Pains (1985). The show was supposed to have an episode arc in Europe, but the idea was scrapped when Kirk Cameron expressed a fear of flying.Daughter of former Boston City Council president Joseph Tierney.Met her husband, Billy Morrissette, in the revolving lounge at the top of the Hollywood Holiday Inn. It was a blind date of sorts set up by their mutual friends.Landed a key part of a single mom who falls for hockey player Bruce Willis in a romantic comedy titled "The Broadway Brawler." After just two weeks' shooting, however, "creative differences" brought an end to the project.Attended New York University and Circle in the Square Theatre School.In the NewsRadio (1995) episode "Presence", her character "Lisa Miller" is a math whiz who learns to play poker to win back Bill (Phil Hartman) after their boss "Jimmy James" (Stephen Root) loses Bill in an inter-station poker game. In real life, Tierney won the 2004 (Season 2) Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003), hosted by David Foley. Tierney defeated Lauren Graham at the final table. Foley, Graham and Tierney all appeared in NewsRadio (1995).While being interviewed on Irish chat show Tubridy Tonight (2004), Maura admitted that she has had Botox although she did not like the experience. (February 2009).Wrote an article in the spring 2001 issue of Flaunt titled, "'Rudy Giuliani' : A Fascist? You Be The Judge."On Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), she stated that she and her husband Billy Morrissette were fired from a sitcom known as The Ralph Macchio Project.Of Irish extraction.Owns a black pug, with her husband Billy Morrissette, named Rose- Kennedy. They take her everywhere with them.Played an alcoholic in Oxygen (1999) and on ER (1994).(August 27, 2018) She was riding her bike late morning in Los Angeles when she was involved in the accident. A car hit her back tire, which caused her to fall to the ground. After she was placed in a neck brace and put on a stretcher, Tierney was transported via ambulance to a hospital. An LAPD media relations officer confirmed that the driver involved was not believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Maura has been released from the hospital with no major injuries later that day.No relation to actress Gene Tierney.First name pronounced "More-rah". |
| Quotes: |
I have so many insecurities they fight for prominence.
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I diagnosed my husband's recent appendix attack. At first, he didn't believe me. He was having pain in his lower abdomen and felt nauseous. He also had a fever which I said was suspicious. I even did a stomach press check and I knew. Still, I got out my medical textbook they gave me on ER (1994) and said, 'Let's go to the real doc.' He said, 'It's just the flu.' Of course, they admitted him and took out his appendix. Now he's like, 'Get over yourself. You're still not a real doctor.'
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I prefer living in New York over Los Angeles -- or for that matter, any other city I've visited.
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I mean, I'm always wary about saying there's no great roles for women. I guess it's true and it's not true. It is the marketplace. Which is a little bit sad, in terms of what studios decide people will think is funny. I think the decisions about what entertains people are made before they know what entertains people. Now it seems really, really about the bottom line. But there is also new media! And it's easier than ever to make a movie now. . . . If I'm frustrated, I should write a movie or shoot a movie. And 25 years ago you couldn't.
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I was fired from Growing Pains (1985). Kirk Cameron and I weren't a good match. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Sutter Health Care Providers (voice)
TV commercial for Swiffer Wet Jet cleaning tool.
(June 2006) Played "Bobbi" in "Some Girl(s)", a play by Neil LaBute (MCC Theater at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, Ne |
| Spouse: |
Billy Morrissette (February 1, 1993 - July 2006) (divorced) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Pat Tierney
Joseph M. Tierney |
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