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| Birth Name(s) : Maura Therese Tierney |
Date of Birth: N/A |
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Single
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Partner:
Billy Morrissette (1 February 1993 - 2006) |
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Full Maura Tierney Biography
After appearing in several plays, she moved to Los Angeles, California and in 1987 got her first break in a role in Walt Disney's made-for-TV film Student Exchange. Tierney's first starring role in a film was in a low-budget, independently-produced film called Dead Women in Lingerie, shot in 24 days. The film, a thriller with opening and closing credits paying tribute to the plights of Illegal immigrants post-1986, never received a theatrical release, though it was released on DVD in 2005.
Tierney played Nurse Abigail "Abby" Lockhart on ER, a character that began as a guest appearance as an OB nurse, then expanded in 2000 to a full-time regular part as an ER nurse. Within a year, her work on ER had earned her an Emmy Award nomination, recognition she credits to a "juicy" story arc featuring her and Sally Field.. Tierney's character Abby Lockhart graduated from medical school and became a doctor at the end of the 2003–2004 season. Since then, her character has gone on to become the female lead on the show.
Tierney was born and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Joseph Tierney, was a prominent Boston politician who served multiple terms on the Boston City Council. Her mother, Pat, was a real estate agent. Tierney is of Irish descent. She attended Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, Massachusetts, where her studies included drama and led to her appearance at the Boston Globe Drama Festival. After graduation, she attended New York University, and studied drama at Circle-in-the-Square Theatre School.
Tierney married actor-director Billy Morrissette in February 1993, after the two met on the set of a never-aired television series. She filed for divorce thirteen years later, citing irreconcilable differences. |
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