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Maura Tierney is listed as a television actor, film actor and stage actor. Maura Tierney was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, United States on February 3, 1965. The age as of 2026 is 61. Education on record includes New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Notable works include The Iron Claw.
My Take
Maura Tierney is one of those quietly indispensable actors who keeps showing up in great work without ever making a big fuss about it, and I genuinely love her for that. She did a full decade on ER as Abby Lockhart — not a cameo, not a brief arc, but ten years of carrying emotionally grueling storylines with real grit and zero melodrama. Then she turned around and won a Golden Globe for The Affair, playing a kind of complicated hurt that's really hard to fake. She trained at NYU Tisch, grew up in Massachusetts, and there's something about her that feels grounded in all of that — no Hollywood gloss, just craft. Seeing her pop up in The Iron Claw was a reminder that when filmmakers want someone who will make a scene land without overselling it, she's who they call.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maura Tierney
- Name (Japanese)
- モーラ・ティアニー
- Reading
- もーら・てぃあにー
- Born
- February 3, 1965 (age 61)
- Origin
- Hyde Park, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
2. Background
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | The Iron Claw |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.mauratierney.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maura%20Tierney
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233027
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Maura Tierney born?
Maura Tierney was born on February 3, 1965 and is 61 years old.
Where is Maura Tierney from?
Maura Tierney is from Hyde Park, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Maura Tierney do?
Maura Tierney works as television actor, film actor, stage actor, actor.
Where did Maura Tierney study?
Maura Tierney attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
What is Maura Tierney known for?
Maura Tierney's notable works include The Iron Claw.
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