Maura Tierney

Maura Therese Tierney Morrissette (born February 3, 1965) is an Irish-American film and television actress, most recently known for her role on NBC's drama ER.

Selected film roles

• The Linguini Incident (1991, first of several films directed by Richard Shepard)
• Dead Women in Lingerie (1991, her first starring role, though Tierney has removed it from her resume due to nude scenes)
• White Sands (1992)
• Fly by Night (1993)
• The Temp (1993)
• Primal Fear (1996, w/ Richard Gere, Edward Norton)
• Mercy (1996, second movie directed by Richard Shepard)
• Liar Liar (1997, w/ Jim Carrey)
• Primary Colors (1998, w/ John Travolta)
• Forces of Nature (1999, w/ Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck)
• Instinct (1999, w/ Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr)
• Oxygen (1999, 3rd movie directed by Richard Shepard, w/ Adrien Brody)
• Scotland, Pa. (2001, a comedy based on Macbeth, directed by her husband)
• Insomnia (2002, w/ Al Pacino)
• Rooftop Kisses (2002)
• The Nazi (2002)
• Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
• Welcome to Mooseport (2004, w/ Gene Hackman, Ray Romano)