Born in Brooklyn, NY. Exotic, strikingly beautiful debutante whose Broadway and then film career was fueled and promoted, through a family-owned company, by her insurance-broker father. (He sued his daughter for breach of contract in the early 1940s.) Tierney's best roles include the neurotically possessive bride in John M. Stahl's lusciously photographed melodrama, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945), as well as memorable performances in noir thrillers such as Otto Preminger's LAURA (1944) and Joseph Mankiewicz's DRAGONWYCK (1946). Divorced from designer Oleg Cassini in 1952, Tierney became associated with Aly Khan and suffered a nervous breakdown when he left her during the filming of THE LEFT HAND OF GOD (1955). She was put on suspension by Fox and did not return to acting until 1962. In 1960 she married Texas oilman W. Howard Lee, former husband of Hedy Lamarr. Visit the Internet Movie Database to view her film and television credits.  Nominated for Actress 1945: LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN 1 nomination