Maura Therese Tierney Morrissette (born February 3, 1965) is an American film and television actress, most recently known for her role on NBC's drama ER.

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied drama at New York University and Circle-in-the-Square Theatre School . She lives in Los Angeles and New York together with her husband, Billy Morrissette, an actor-turned-director, and her pug, named Rose Kennedy. Maura, the daugher of Pat and Joe Tierney , a prominent former Boston politician, doesn't have any children.

Maura Tierney also won the second season tournament of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown against Lauren Graham, her former NewsRadio colleague. The show is hosted by Dave Foley, who also starred with Maura in NewsRadio.

Selected television roles

• Student Exchange (1987)
• Crossing the Mob (1988)
• The Van Dyke Show (1988)
• Flying Blind (1990)
• Out of Darkness (1994)
• 704 Hauser (1994, her first starring role)
• NewsRadio (1995–1999)
• ER (2000–present)

Selected film roles

• The Linguini Incident (1991, first of several films directed by Richard Shepard )
• Dead Women in Lingerie (1991, her first starring role, though Tierney has removed it from her resume due to nude scenes)
• White Sands (1992)
• Fly by Night (1993)
• The Temp (1993)
• Primal Fear (1996, w/ Richard Gere, Edward Norton)
• Mercy (1996, second movie directed by Richard Shepard )
• Liar Liar (1997, w/ Jim Carrey)
• Primary Colors (1998, w/ John Travolta)
• Forces of Nature (1999, w/ Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck)
• Instinct (1999, w/ Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr
• Oxygen (1999, 3rd movie directed by Richard Shepard , w/ Adrien Brody)
• Scotland, Pa. (2001, a comedy based on Macbeth, directed by her husband)
• Insomnia (2002, w/ Al Pacino)
• Rooftop Kisses (2002)
• The Nazi (2002)
• Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
• Welcome to Mooseport (2004, w/ Gene Hackman, Ray Romano)

External links

• Her ER cast biography
• Maura Tierney fan site
• Wry Smile fan site
• Darwinist Memoirs: John Carter (Noah Wyle) and Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney) fan site
• Coffeeandpie: John Carter (Noah Wyle) and Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney) fan forum
• Fanforum: ER fan forum
• Carter-Abby-Luka yahoo Fan group
• Maura Tierney fan site