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Maura Tierney

(1965) Television Actor United States

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Maura Tierney is a television actor from the United States, best known for ER, the propmasters.

Quick Facts About Maura Tierney

Born: February 3, 1965
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: ER, the propmasters
Known for: The Iron Claw
Spouse: Billy Morrissette

About Maura Tierney

Maura Lynn Tierney is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama ER (1999–2009), and Helen Solloway on the mystery drama The Affair (2014–2019), the last of which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Maura Tierney

I'm dating somebody. I am enjoying it very much, and having a really nice time at the moment. I'm very happy.

Dating

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I worry about everything, which is silly because there's very little you can control anyway.

About

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I felt intimidated the entire time I was in school by my teachers and classmates. But I just knew acting was something…

Acting

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Rejection happens, and you have to have a thick skin about it, which is hard. You can't be overly sensitive about people…

Happens

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What appealed to me was that the focus of 'North Atlantic' was more about performance rather than emoting, because I was at…

Focus

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I really wanted to be a dancer, but I just wasn't good enough to do that so that didn't happen.

Dance

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I grew up in Boston, and we'd have every Thanksgiving at my parents' house there.

Boston

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My answer to a lot of things is to go to work. That's not everybody's answer.

Answer

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When I was going through my cancer treatment, I learned that you can never ask a stupid question. I asked every single…

Anxiety

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I sold muffler parts over the phone when I was a teenager.

Over

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I went to 'Godspell' when I was 10 - my mother took me, and that was the first play I ever saw.…

First

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I'm sure my desire to perform came, in part, from being around politics as a kid. My dad had a big personality,…

Big

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I'm not really the nurturer type.

Really

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The charity that I work for is the Johnson Cancer Research Foundation at UCLA. I also do work with Stand Up To…

Cancer research

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With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a…

Acting

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What I look for in theater, I really like new work, and I really like the concept of age not necessarily being…

Age

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In a man, I like funny guys. A guy who doesn't have a lot of therapy, who's mature. A man, not a…

Boys

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After 'NewsRadio,' I did say to my agent, 'If I get another TV show, I'd want to do a drama.' Then I…

Another

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I have so many insecurities they fight for prominence.

Fighting

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I don't have much patience with sick people.

Much

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Unfortunately in life, justice is not always achieved.

Always

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Even in comedy, I'm always the straight guy, which is okay because that's a skill. But it would be nice to get…

Always

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I always acted in high school. Actually, I started in preschool. I was in a play about Jesus. I went to a…

Angel

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I was a dance major at NYU, but it wasn't working out. I had friends in the drama department, so I switched.

Dance

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'The Whole Truth' was a mistake.

Failure

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