Maura Therese Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on NewsRadio; and on ER, playing Abby Lockhart on the hospital-based show. Following ER, Tierney was set to star in the NBC series, Parenthood (2009/2010). However, Tierney left the show after filming the pilot to undergo treatment for breast cancer.
Tierney was born and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of B...
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Maura Therese Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on NewsRadio; and on ER, playing Abby Lockhart on the hospital-based show. Following ER, Tierney was set to star in the NBC series, Parenthood (2009/2010). However, Tierney left the show after filming the pilot to undergo treatment for breast cancer.
Tierney was born and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Her mother, Pat, is a real estate broker and her father, Joseph, was a prominent Boston politician who served on the Boston City Council for 15 years. 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 majored in dance, but changed her major to drama.
After appearing in several plays, she moved to Los Angeles, California and in 1987 got her first break...
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