Acting
Susan Tyrrell
EN, IT, FR cinema · 59 credits
Born
18 March 1945
Died
16 June 2012 (aged 67)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Susan Tyrell · Susan Jillian Creamer · Сюзан Тайррелл
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
Filmography
The Life of Sean DeLear
as Self (archive footage)
Kid-Thing
as Esther
Flexing with Monty
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
The Boneyard Collection
as High Priestess
Masked and Anonymous
as Ella the Fortune Teller
Buddy Boy
as Sal
Relax... It's Just Sex
as Alicia
The Demolitionist
as Eleanor Grimbaum
Digital Man
as Mildred
Powder
as Maxine
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
as The Woman, Lyricist, Book, Writer
Motorama
as Bartender
Cry-Baby
as Ramona Rickettes
Rockula
as Chuck the Bartender
Far from Home
as Agnes Reed
Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge Montana
Tapeheads
as Nikki Morton
The Underachievers
as Mrs. Grant
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Beth Chandler
Poker Alice
as Mad Mary
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Thompson's Last Run
as Pookie
Flesh + Blood
as Celine
Avenging Angel
as Solly Mosler
Angel
as Solly Mosler
Jealousy
as Dixie
Fire and Ice
as Juliana (voice)
Forbidden Zone
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Fast-Walking
as Evie
Liar's Moon
as Lora Mae Bouvier
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
as Aunt Cheryl
Subway Riders
as Eleanor Langley
Document of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Midnight Lace
as Ann Galvin
Racquet
as Miss Baxter
Loose Shoes
as Boobies
Bad
as Mary Aiken
September 30, 1955
as Melba Lou
Wizards
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Killer Inside Me
as Joyce Lakeland
Zandy's Bride
as Marai Cordova
Catch My Soul
as Emilia
To Kill the King
as Maggie Van Birchard
Fat City
as Oma
Shoot Out
as Alma
The Steagle
as Louise