Mora Lynn Tierney is an American actress and producer. Winner of the Golden Globe Award, Emmy and Actors Guild nominee. She began her film career in the late 1980s.
In the creative biography of Tierney, there are more than fifty roles in television and film projects. In the early 2000s, she began to try herself as a producer.
More fame was brought by her roles in the famous television series: "News Radio", "Ambulance" and "Lovers". She also starred in projects: "Office", "The Good Wife", "Law and Order", "Family Ties", "Primal Fear", "Insomnia", "Liar, Liar", "Oxygen", "Thin Pink Line" …
Biography facts
Mora was born in the winter of 1965 in the United States in a family of Irish Catholics. Her mother worked in real estate, and her father was involved in politics. He was a member of the Boston City Council and later its president. Mora was the first of three children.
Tierney graduated from Catholic high school for girls in Hingham. Then she entered the Notre Dame Academy.
Already in her school years, she began to study acting and theater arts, attending the Studio Square Theater School.
After completing her primary education, Mora continued her studies at the University of New York.
Creative career
Tierney played her first roles in television projects. In 1987 she starred in the student exchange comedy melodrama. Then in the crime drama "Crossing the Mob", she appeared in the series: "Family Ties", "Booker", "Law & Order".
In 1991, Tierney got a role in the crime comedy Story of the Robbery. The film told the story of three strange friends: Lucy, Vivian and Monty. They work in the Linguini restaurant and one day they decide to rob the restaurant that all three hate.
In 1992, Mora starred in the thriller White Sands. The film is set in New Mexico. Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal finds a murdered man in the White Sands Desert. Next to the body, he discovers a briefcase full of money, and discovers that the man was an FBI agent. Rei decides to impersonate the murdered man and start an investigation into the crime. Famous actors starred in the film: Mickey Rourke, Daniel Defoe, Samuel L. Jackson.
Tierney became famous in 1995 after playing one of the central roles in the TV series "News Radio". The show talked about the work and relationships of employees of one of the famous radio stations in New York.
Another central role - Abby Lockhard - Mora played in the cult project "Ambulance". The series has repeatedly received high marks from film critics and won many awards and nominations, including: Emmy, Golden Globe, Actors Guild.
After graduating from the project, Tierney signed a contact to shoot in the TV series "Save Me", which tells about the work of a team of firefighters led by Tomy Gavin. The series has been nominated for several Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
In 2009, Tierney was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery and was forced to give up for some time from filming in the upcoming project "Parents". The series was postponed, but ultimately Mora was never able to participate in it. She was replaced by another actress.
After a successful operation and rehabilitation, Mora returned to filming.
In 2014, Tierney got one of the main roles in the Lovers project. This is the story of a chance meeting on the beach of Noah and Allison. He is married, father of four children, she is also married, but recently lost her child. How their chance meeting will turn out, they do not yet know.
For her role in this project, Tierney won a Golden Globe and an Emmy nominee.
Personal life
Tierney met her future husband Billy Morrisset in Hollywood. Their mutual friends decided to arrange a blind date for the young people by choosing the revolving hall of the Holiday Inn.
In 1993, Billy and Mora became husband and wife. They lived together for almost thirteen years, but divorced in 2006.
