Maura Lynn Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film and television actress, who is best known for her roles on NewsRadio and ER as well as The Affair, for which she won the Golden Globe Award in 2016.

Filmography

• 2024Twisters — Cathy
• 2023The Iron Claw — Doris Von Erich
• American Rust — Grace Poe
• Your Honor — Fiona McKee
• 2019The Report — Bernadette
• 2018Anything — Laurette Sachman
• 2018Beautiful Boy — Karen Barbour
• Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams — Irene Lee
• 2016I Know Jake Gyllenhaal Is Going to Fuck My Girlfriend — Executive Producer
• The Affair — Helen Solloway
• 2012Nature Calls — Janine
• Ruth & Erica — Erica
• The Whole Truth — Kathryn Peale
• The Good Wife — Maddie Hayward
• 2008Baby Mama — Caroline
• 2008Finding Amanda — Lorraine Mendon
• 2008Semi-Pro — Lynn
• 2007Diggers — Gina
• 2007The Go-Getter — Pets
• The Office — Mrs. California
• Rescue Me — Kelly McPhee
• 2004Welcome to Mooseport — Sally Mannis
• 2003Melvin Goes to Dinner — Leslie
• 2002Insomnia — Rachel Clement
• 2002Rooftop Kisses — Denise
• 2001Scotland, PA — Pat McBeth, Producer
• 2000Mexico City — Pam on Phone (voice)
• Sammy — Kathy Kelly (voice)
• Secret Agent Man — Director
• 1999Forces of Nature — Bridget
• 1999Instinct — Lynn Powell
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Jessica Brady
• 1999Oxygen — Det. Madeline Foster
• The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
• 1998Primary Colors — Daisy Green
• 1998The Thin Pink Line — Suzanne
• King of the Hill — Tanya (voice)
• 1997Liar Liar — Audrey Reede
• 1996Primal Fear — Naomi
• 1995Mercy — Simonet
• NewsRadio — Lisa Miller
• 704 Hauser — Cherlyn Markowitz
• ER — Abby Lockhart
• 1994Out of Darkness — Meg
• 1993The Temp — Sharon Derns
• 1992Fly By Night — Denise
• 1992White Sands — Noreen
• 1991Dead Women in Lingerie — Molly Field
• 1991The Linguini Incident — Cecelia
• 1990Flying Blind — Donna
• Law & Order — Patricia Blaine, Jessica Brady
• Booker — Donna Cofax
• 1988Crossing the Mob — Michelle
• The Van Dyke Show — Jillian Ryan
• 1987Student Exchange — Kathy Maltby
• Family Ties — Darlene

Appearances as themselves (12)

• Busy Tonight — Self - Guest
• The Talk — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2006Danny Roane: First Time Director — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• The Andy Dick Show — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Today — Self