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