Biography
A series regular on the series "NewsRadio" (NBC, 1995-99) for five seasons, the wry Tierney provided strong support in the films "Liar Liar" (1996) with Jim Carrey and "Forces of Nature" (1999) with Ben Affleck, as well as essayed several acclaimed stage roles. The actress made headlines in 2010 when she had to drop out of the series "Parenthood" (NBC, 2010- ) when she announced that she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Always a …
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Career Milestones
| Began acting as a teenager; participated in a high school drama festival sponsored by The Boston Globe | ||
1987 | Made TV debut in ABC's "Student Exchange" | |
1988 | Made series debut as regular in CBS' "The Van Dyke Show" | |
1990 | Feature debut, "Dead Women in Lingerie" | |
1994 | Cast as Cherlyn Markowitz on the short-lived CBS series, "704 Hauser" | |
1995 | Played obsessive overachiever, Lisa Miller on the NBC sitcom, "NewsRadio" | |
1996 | Played Jim Carrey's ex-wife in the comedy, "Liar, Liar" | |
1998 | Had supporting role in Mike Nichols' "Primary Colors" | |
1999 | Cast in a supporting role as Ben Affleck's fiancee in "Forces of Nature" | |
1999 | Executive produced and co-starred with Adrien Brody in the film, "Oxygen" | |
2000 | Joined the cast of NBC's "ER" as nurse Abby Lockhart; earned an Emmy nomination in 2001 | |
2001 | Cast in "Scotland, Pa.," in a role written specifically for her by writer/director and then-husband Billy Morrissette | |
2002 | Played a supporting role in the Christopher Nolan-directed, "Insomnia" | |
2004 | Co-starred with Ray Romano and Gene Hackman in "Welcome to Mooseport" | |
2006 | Joined the cast of Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play "Some Girl(s)" | |
2008 | Co-starred with Matthew Broderick in the comedy, "Finding Amanda" | |
2008 | Played Tina Fey's sister in the comedy, "Baby Mama" | |
2009 | Cast to star in NBC's drama, "Parenthood," but had to drop out due to her cancer treatments; Lauren Graham replaced her | |
2009 | Joined the cast of "Rescue Me" (FX) as a love interest for Denis Leary's character | |
2010 | Co-starred with Frances McDormand in the bicoastal production of "North Atlantic" | |
2010 | Joined Rob Morrow for the ABC legal drama "The Whole Truth" | |
Awards
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in ER |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in ER |