Law & Order Star Maura Tierney's Big TV Break Was In A Dick Van Dyke Sitcom
Maura Tierney's spent the last few years in the Law & Order universe, but back in the late '80s, she got her start thanks to TV legend Dick Van Dyke.
Maura Tierney's path to her iconic role in Law & Order began at the set of The Van Dyke Show. From 1988 to 1989, the actress portrayed Jillian, an amusing office assistant, in the short-lived sitcom. The Van Dyke Show followed Dick Van Dyke as Dick Burgess, a former Broadway star who moved to Pennsylvania to live with his son Matt Burgess, who owned a theater.
Tierney appeared in all ten episodes of the show, which only lasted one season. The sitcom was one of several projects that Dick Van Dyke worked on alongside his real-life son Barry, who made his TV debut as a nine-year-old violinist in a 1962 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Despite her successful career in Law & Order and other series, Tierney still cherishes her early days on The Van Dyke Show, recalling her co-star as a very entertaining man with a wealth of stories to share.
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