Susan Tyrrell
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Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's Fat City (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Andy Warhol's Bad (1977). Her New York Times obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque."
Known for
Credits
Cry-Baby (1990)
as Ramona Rickettes
Fire and Ice (1983)
as Juliana (voice)
Powder (1995)
as Maxine
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997)
as Mrs. B
Bad (1977)
as Mary Aiken
Tapeheads (1988)
as Nikki Morton
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
as Beth Chandler
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
as Vera
Zandy's Bride (1974)
as Marai Cordova
Flesh + Blood (1985)
as Celine
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Ella the Fortune Teller
Angel (1984)
as Solly Mosler
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
as Midge Montana
Subway Riders (1981)
as Eleanor Langley
Poker Alice (1987)
as Mad Mary
Shoot Out (1971)
as Alma
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Fat City (1972)
as Oma
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
as Aunt Cheryl
Avenging Angel (1985)
as Solly Mosler
Catch My Soul (1974)
as Emilia
Wizards (1977)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
as Alicia
Kid-Thing (2012)
as Esther
Islands in the Stream (1977)
as Lil
To Kill the King (1974)
as Maggie Van Birchard
Far from Home (1989)
as Agnes Reed
The Demolitionist (1995)
as Eleanor Grimbaum
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
as Lee
Motorama (1991)
as Bartender
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta (1992)
as The Woman
Forbidden Zone (1982)
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Liar's Moon (1982)
as Lora Mae Bouvier
Fast-Walking (1982)
as Evie
The Boneyard Collection (2008)
as High Priestess
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
as Alice
Every Cake, Neil (1991)
Actor
Flexing with Monty (2010)
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
as Self
The Life of Sean DeLear (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Digital Man (1995)
as Mildred
The Killer Inside Me (1976)
as Joyce Lakeland
Buddy Boy (2000)
as Sal
Thompson's Last Run (1986)
as Pookie
The Christmas Star (1986)
as Sara
Document of the Dead (1981)
as Narrator (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon (1983)
as Bunny
Rockula (1990)
as Chuck the Bartender
Jealousy (1984)
as Dixie
The Underachievers (1988)
as Mrs. Grant
Loose Shoes (1978)
as Boobies
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971)
as Jack
Lady of the House (1978)
as Helen
Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997)
Actor
Racquet (1979)
as Miss Baxter
Midnight Lace (1981)
as Ann Galvin
The Steagle (1971)
as Louise
September 30, 1955 (1977)
as Melba Lou
Japan in Paris in L.A. (1996)
Actor