Maura Tierney (Nurse/Dr. Abby Lockhart)
Maura Tierney's nurse-turned-doctor character, Abby Lockhart, was brought in as Julianna Margulies was leaving the series. Now, over a decade later, the two actresses are working together again in "The Good Wife." Tierney was cast as recurring character Maddie Hayward, a dot-com billionaire who runs for governor against Margulies' husband, Peter Florrick. She is slated to appear in at least 10 episodes.
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Maura Tierney's nurse-turned-doctor character, Abby Lockhart, was brought in as Julianna Margulies was leaving the series. Now, over a decade later, the two actresses are working together again in "The Good Wife." Tierney was cast as recurring character Maddie Hayward, a dot-com billionaire who runs for governor against Margulies' husband, Peter Florrick. She is slated to appear in at least 10 episodes.
Before the reunion with fellow "ER" alum Margulies, Tierney starred with Rob Morrow in "The Whole Truth," which was canceled after just four episodes. She also had a recurring role on "Rescue Me," playing Kelly McPhee, a love interest of Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary). In fall 2012, Tierney starred in "Ruth & Erica," a 13-episode
YouTube series about aging and caregiving.
In 2010, Tierney was cast in and shot the pilot for the NBC series "Parenthood," but when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she backed out of the series and was replaced by Lauren Graham. Tierney's cancer is now in remission.
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