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by Trish Bendix

2008 Hot 100 Preview: MAURA TIERNEY

Women in scrubs seem to be a turn-on for AfterEllen.com readers. Case in point: Maura Tierney. The ER actress has been giving lesbian viewers a reason to watch the show for the last nine years (straight women had George Clooney and then John Stamos.)

Maura is very serious on the hospital drama, but she's also played in comedies such as Baby Mama, Liar Liar, and as Lisa Miller on the sitcom NewsRadio.

With ER coming to a close this year, it'll be interesting to see what Maura will do next. We won't mind if she wants to take a vacation first – she's been busy.

Maura Tierney made the AfterEllen Hot 100 again this year. She came in at No. 57 in 2007 – will she hit any higher in 2008?

sayitspossible's picture

i hope

i hope she's higher than 57 this year because she is fucking hot!

i love me some maura tierney!

Nelfy's picture

Cute - yeah! hot - hm, not so much

I have to say I really like Maura tierney and I think she's really cute and good-looking, but I don't really think she's hot. but thats just me, I'm sure a lot of the other AE-users find her very hot, otherwise she wouldn't be on the list. but I don't think she'll be higher this year than last year. I think that a lot of people did include her in their list when more than 10 nominations were allowed, simply because you could name more people. but I could be wrong...

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fee's picture

Maura

She's so cute! 
Always loved her in ER (although I was also -maybe even more- partial to Julianna Margulies) ;)

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Nelfy's picture

Julianna Margulies!!

OMG, I loved Julianna Margulies in er!! she has so beautiful hair and she played such a great character, after she left I stopped watching er. it didn't seem to be the same without her - I started to watch again for a while when kerry and kim were together, but after they broke up, I lost all interest in er. But julianna margulies makes me want to watch er-reruns :-D

did you see her in what's cooking?? she and kyra sedgwick had such a great chemistry!!

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playthemusic814's picture

I flove Maura Tierney.

But, she wasn't on my list. For shame.

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emaline's picture

That voice!

I love her! She was one of my first crushes in the movie Liar Liar. She is has the sexy voice too!
shedonist's picture

Definitely HOT! And deserves to be in top 50!!

I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Tierney in one of the very few cigar lounges that still allowed smoking in Chicago. (I don't smoke but my friends do)

Maura kept bumming cigarettes from my friend. Apparently Maura was supposed to be quitting the habit. Much joking ensued, and Maura whipped out her camera cell phone to take a pic of the woman who was supplying her with cigarettes as "proof" she didn't buy them....my friend refused to have her picture taken, which made Maura want it more...so it turned into a sort of reverse paprazzi episode...I believe there was some sumo wrestling involved...

Long story short...not only should their look make a hottie appear on AE's top 100, but a wicked sense of humor and sense of fun should rate right up there, and Ms. Tierney definitely possesses both!

jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

I love Maura T. I'm still

I love Maura T. I'm still watching ER because of her...and the show is miles and galaxies away from when it was anything even remotely considered 'good'. I keep hoping that Abbie and Neela will realize that they love each other and collapse onto an empty gurney in a tangle of limbs and scrubs. Suddenly I'm dizzy.
Broadway Baby's picture

Yes yes YES!

This made me SO excited! I thought since no one watches ER anymore that no one would share my love for Marura Tierney. Let me just say she's most definitely a hottie! And got to love that sexy voice too. I'm a sucker for women with a sexy voice :) This made my day.
purpledawnie's picture

  YES! so happy she made

 

YES! so happy she made the list again.

I wonder where she'll be? Less people are watching ER these days, but at the same time Maura's hotness pretty much doubles every year...

NorthernStar's picture

But isn't she a doctor?

She USED to be a nurse, but at some point she became an MD.

Also, ER isn't coming to a close this year but next (2009). There is going to be another season.

Batman's picture

Forces of Nature

 

I feel really stupid...I've only ever seen her (or noticed her) in Forces of Nature.  She is hot though, I hope she made the top 50.

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ziey's picture

hot

shes so hot

i remember when i was younger(not aware of my gayness) i wud always watch ER altho i was never into being a doctor,unlike all my other siblings(who became doctors later) and they always question on why i bother watching and if im only watching because of clooney.

thus now its clear it was because of her

sirdykesalot's picture

You guys are such teases!

You guys are such teases!  I can't wait to see the list.
broadstairs's picture

Abby

I think she gonna be in top 50 this year.
luxury_bus's picture

I am salivating! Maura is

I am salivating! Maura is cute. ER isn't the same anymore, but it was nice to see her in Baby Mama =]

 

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lara2's picture

I didn't think about her in

I didn't think about her in my top 10 but I hope she'll be there.All over the years she became my favourite character on ER, I loved the friendship she had with Weaver :-)

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