Mora Lynn Tierney is an American actress and producer. Winner of the Golden Globe Award, nominee for the Emmy Award and the Guild of Actors. She began her film career in the late 1980s of the last century.
In a creative biography of Tierney, more than fifty roles in television and film projects. In the early 2000s, she began to try herself as a producer.
The fame brought the Sea roles in the famous television series: "News Radio", "Ambulance" and "Lovers". She also starred in projects: Office, Good Wife, Law and Order, Family Ties, Primal Fear, Insomnia, Liar, Liar, Oxygen, Thin Pink Line.
Facts from the biography
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 Boston City Council, and then its president. Mora was the first child of three children.
Tierney graduated from Catholic high school for girls in Hingham. Then she entered the Notre Dame Academy.
Already in school years, she began to study acting and theater, attending the Studio Square School.
Having received 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 comedy melodrama "Student Exchange." Then, in the crime drama "Crossing the Mob", she appeared in the series: Family Ties, Booker, Law and Order.
In 1991, Tierney got a role in the crime comedy The Story of a Robbery. The film told the story of three strange friends: Lucy, Vivian and Monti. They work in the restaurant "Linguini" and one day they decide to rob a place that the three people hate.
In 1992, Mora starred in the thriller White Sands. The film takes place in New Mexico. Deputy sheriff Rey Dolezal finds the murdered man in the White Sands desert. Next to his body, he discovers a briefcase full of money and finds out that the man was an FBI agent. Ray decides to impersonate the murdered and begin an investigation of the crime. Famous actors starred in the film: Mickey Rourke, Daniel Defoe, Samuel L. Jackson.
Tierney came to fame 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 performed in the cult project "Ambulance". The series has repeatedly received high ratings from film critics and has won many awards and nominations, including: Emmy, Golden Globe, Actors Guilds.
After graduating from the project, Tierney signed a contact for the shooting of the series "Save Me", which tells about the work of a team of firefighters led by Tomi Gavin. The series was repeatedly nominated for prizes: "Emmy" and "Golden Globe".
In 2009, Tierney was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery and was forced to refuse for some time from filming in the upcoming project "Parents". The release of the series was postponed, but in the end, Mora was not able to participate in it. She was replaced by another actress.
After a successful operation and rehabilitation, Mora returned to filming.
In 2014, Tierney received one of the main roles in the project "Lovers". This is the story of a chance meeting on Noah and Allison Beach. He is married, father of four children, she is also married, but recently lost a child. What their random meeting will turn into, they do not know yet.
For her role in this project, Tierney won the Golden Globe Award and nominated for an Emmy Award.
