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