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Susan Tyrrell
Actor· San Francisco, California, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
49 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kid-Thing | Esther | Film |
| 2010 | Flexing with Monty | Mrs. Nog (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Ella the Fortune Teller | Film |
| 2000 | Buddy Boy | Sal | Film |
| 1998 | Relax... It's Just Sex | Alicia | Film |
| 1997 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Mrs. B | Film |
| 1995 | Powder | Maxine | Film |
| 1995 | The Demolitionist | Eleanor Grimbaum | Film |
| 1995 | Digital Man | Mildred | Film |
| 1991 | Motorama | Bartender | Film |
| 1990 | Rockula | Chuck the Bartender | Film |
| 1990 | Cry-Baby | Ramona Rickettes | Film |
| 1989 | Far from Home | Agnes Reed | Film |
| 1988 | Tapeheads | Nikki Morton | Film |
| 1988 | Big Top Pee-wee | Midge Montana | Film |
| 1988 | The Underachievers | Mrs. Grant | Film |
| 1987 | Poker Alice | Mad Mary | Film |
| 1987 | From a Whisper to a Scream | Beth Chandler | Film |
| 1987 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Claudia Furschtien (voice) | Film |
| 1986 | The Christmas Star | Sara | Film |
| 1985 | Avenging Angel | Solly Mosler | Film |
| 1985 | Flesh + Blood | Celine | Film |
| 1984 | Jealousy | Dixie | Film |
| 1984 | Angel | Solly Mosler | Film |
| 1983 | Fire and Ice | Juliana (voice) | Film |
| 1983 | What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon | Bunny | Film |
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Evie | Film |
| 1982 | Forbidden Zone | Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension | Film |
| 1982 | Liar's Moon | Lora Mae Bouvier | Film |
| 1981 | Subway Riders | Eleanor Langley | Film |
| 1981 | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | Aunt Cheryl | Film |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Vera | Film |
| 1981 | Open All Night | Gretchen Feester | TV |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self | Film |
| 1981 | Document of the Dead | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1979 | Racquet | Miss Baxter | Film |
| 1978 | Loose Shoes | Boobies | Film |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Lee | Film |
| 1977 | Wizards | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | Alice | Film |
| 1977 | Bad | Mary Aiken | Film |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955 | Melba Lou | Film |
| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Lil | Film |
| 1976 | The Killer Inside Me | Joyce Lakeland | Film |
| 1974 | Zandy's Bride | Marai Cordova | Film |
| 1972 | Fat City | Oma | Film |
| 1971 | Shoot Out | Alma | Film |
| 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Jack | Film |
| 1971 | The Steagle | Louise | Film |
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