Maura Tierney

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1. #001

   Maura Tierney underwent surgery to remove a tumor from her breast on July 13, 2009. A mastectomy was later performed.

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2. #002

   Maura Tierney was cast as Nurse Abigail 'Abby' Lockhart on ER (1994) without having to audition.

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3. #003

   Maura Tierney was added to the cast of NewsRadio (1995) one day before the pilot was shot.

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4. #004

   One of Maura Tierney's closest friends is her ER (1994) co-star Parminder Nagra. Tierney served as a bridesmaid at Nagra's wedding in January 2009.

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5. #005

   After learning she had breast cancer, Maura Tierney had to leave Parenthood (2010). Promotional merchandise featuring Tierney had already been released by NBC to promote the series in 2009, and the production had to be pulled because of her departure. Lauren Graham ultimately replaced her.

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6. #006

   Maura Tierney attended New York University and the Circle in the Square Theatre School.

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7. #007

   Maura Tierney met her husband, Billy Morrissette, in the revolving restaurant atop the Hollywood Holiday Inn. It was a kind of blind date arranged by mutual friends.

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8. #008

   On Last Call with Carson Daly (2002), Maura Tierney admitted that she was fired from the television series Growing Pains (1985). An episode was to be set in Europe, but the idea was shelved after Kirk Cameron expressed a fear of flying.

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9. #009

   Maura Tierney is the daughter of former Boston City Council president Joseph Tierney.

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10. #010

    Maura Tierney attended Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Hingham, Massachusetts, southeast of Boston.

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11. #011

    In the NewsRadio (1995) episode "Presence", Maura Tierney's character, Lisa Miller, is a math genius who learns to play poker to win back Bill (Phil Hartman) after their boss, Jimmy James (Stephen Root), loses Bill in an inter-station poker game. In real life, Tierney won the 2004 (Season 2) Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003), hosted by Dave Foley. Tierney beat Lauren Graham at the final table. Foley, Graham and Tierney all appeared on NewsRadio (1995).

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12. #012

    During an interview on the Irish talk show Tubridy Tonight (2004), Maura Tierney admitted that she had gotten Botox despite not enjoying the experience. (February 2009).

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13. #013

    A few years after NewsRadio ended, the cast recounted in a magazine interview how they heard the news of Phil Hartman's tragic murder. Maura Tierney remembered that she was filming in New York and heard the news on the radio of the taxi she was in.

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14. #014

    Maura Tierney and her husband, Billy Morrissette, have a black boxer named Rose-Kennedy. They take him with them everywhere.

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15. #015

    In an interview, Maura Tierney was asked who should play her if a film were made of her life. She said her NewsRadio co-star Dave Foley would be best, because he is funny and looks great in a dress.

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16. #016

    Maura Tierney's name is pronounced "More-rah".

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17. #017

    Maura Tierney played an alcoholic on both Oxygen (1999) and ER (1994).

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18. #018

    On August 27, 2018, Maura Tierney was in a bicycle accident while riding in Los Angeles in the late morning. She hit the rear tire of a car, which caused her to fall to the ground. Tierney was placed in a neck brace and put on a stretcher, then taken to the hospital by ambulance. An LAPD media relations official confirmed that the driver involved was not believed to have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Tierney was released from the hospital later that day without any serious injuries.

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