She was innate within Boston, Massachusetts, and studied drama at New York University and Circle-in-the-Square Theatre School. She sleep in Los Angeles and New York together with her hubby, Billy Morrissette, an actor-turned-director, and her pug, named Rose Kennedy. Maura, a daugher of Patrick cooper & Joe Tierney, a large previous Boston politician, doesn't use any tykes.

Maura Tierney as well won a 2nd year tournament of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown against Lauren Graham, her former NewsRadio colleague. A indicate is hosted by Dave Foley, who besides starred sustaining Maura around NewsRadio. For a few other trifle, Maura Tierney has recently collaborated by using NewsRadio writer Joe Furey for a favorite "Working with Joe Furey" featurette for Furey's Love and Support.

Selected television roles
Student Exchange (1987) Crossing a Mob (1988) A Van Dyke Show (1988) Flying Blind (1990) Away from Darkness (1994) 704 Hauser (1994, her number 1 starring role) NewsRadio (1995–1999) ER (2000–present)

Selected film roles
A Linguini Incident (1991, 1st of many films directed by Richard Shepard) Dead Women inside Intimate apparel (1991, her number 1 starring role, though Tierney has flushed it from either her resume due to au naturel scenes) Whiten Sands (1992) Fly by Nighttime (1993) A Temporary worker (1993) Primal Fear (1996, w/ Richard Gere, Edward Norton) Mercy (1996, 2nd pic directed by Richard Shepard) Liar Liar (1997, w/ Jim Carrey) Primary Colors (1998, w/ John Travolta) Forces of Nature and severity (1999, w/ Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck) Inherent aptitude (1999, w/ Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr) O (1999, Tertiary motion picture directed by Richard Shepard, w/ Adrien Brody) Scotland, Pa. (2001, the comedy according to Macbeth, directed by her husband) Insomnia (2002, w/ Al Pacino) Rooftop Kisses (2002) A Nazi (2002) Melvin Attend Dinner (2003) Welcome to Mooseport (2004, w/ Gene Hackman, Ray Romano)