ABC’s new legal drama “The Whole Truth” from producer Jerry Bruckheimer is creator Tom Donaghy’s first major foray into TV — and the playwright is super excited about the originality of the premise. “It offers two different perspectives,” Donaghy tells Zap2it. “I’ve been a fan of law shows for years. Generally you see either the [...]
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“The Whole Truth” creator – ” I wrote the role with Maura Tierney in mind
Posted in Articles on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Parade Magazine “I was So Lucky”
Posted in Articles, News, tagged parade magazine maura tierney on September 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For 10 seasons, Maura Tierney set the tone for compassionate caregiving with her portrayal of nurse-turned-doctor Abby Lockhart on the Emmy-winning NBC drama ER. Abby checked vitals, administered meds, soothed the sick, questioned the health-care system, and struggled repeatedly with family and addiction. The part became such a showcase for Tierney’s quiet strength as an [...]
Healthy Tierney set for “Whole Truth”
Posted in Articles on August 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – TV’s Maura-torium is over. By Bill Harris A short-haired Maura Tierney says she is healthy after a bout of cancer and ready to take on a full-time role on the new series The Whole Truth, which debuts Sept. 22 on ABC and Citytv. “It’s very quick and I’m glad it’s there,” [...]
Maura will be back on Rescue Me
Posted in Articles on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By ADAM BRYANT TV GUIDE April 6, 2010 Maura Tierney is returning to television: The former ER star will reprise her role on Rescue Me, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Tierney’s character, Kelly McPhee — a love interest for Denis Leary’s Tommy Gavin in Season 5 — memorably ran into her burning apartment to retrieve an [...]
“Trying to quit smoking is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Posted in Articles, tagged maura tierney quit smoking glamour magazine on September 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
September 5, 2008 By Maura Tierney I grew up in a haze of smoke. No one in my family concerned themselves too much with nicotine addiction and its attendant diseases. My father lit up at the dinner table and puffed away in the car with the windows rolled up. (The car, incidentally, was a Plymouth Duster [...]