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Biography
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."
Acted in 71
2010s
- 2012
Kid-Thing
Esther
- 2010
Flexing with Monty
Mrs. Nog (voice)
2000s
- 2008
The Boneyard Collection
High Priestess
- 2003
Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
- 2000
Buddy Boy
Sal
1990s
- 1998
Relax... It's Just Sex
Alicia
- 1997
- 1996
Japan in Paris in L.A.
Movie
- 1995
The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
- 1992
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
The Woman
- 1991
Motorama
Bartender
Every Cake, Neil
Movie
- 1990
Rockula
Chuck the Bartender
1980s
- 1989
Far from Home
Agnes Reed
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
TV
- 1988
The Underachievers
Mrs. Grant
- 1987
Poker Alice
Mad Mary
- 1986
If Tomorrow Comes
Bertha · 1 episode
Thompson's Last Run
Pookie
- 1985
- 1984
Jealousy
Dixie
- 1983
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
Bunny
- 1982
Fast-Walking
Evie
- 1981
Open All Night
Gretchen Feester · 13 episodes
Midnight Lace
Ann Galvin
1970s
- 1979
Racquet
Miss Baxter
- 1978
Lady of the House
Helen
- 1977
September 30, 1955
Melba Lou
Bad
Mary Aiken
Islands in the Stream
Lil
- 1976
The Killer Inside Me
Joyce Lakeland
- 1975
- 1974
To Kill the King
Maggie Van Birchard
Zandy's Bride
Marai Cordova
Catch My Soul
Emilia
- 1973
- 1972
Fat City
Oma
- 1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Jack
1950s
- 1959
Wrote 1
1990s
- 1992
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
Lyricist, Book, Writer
Appearances4
2020s
- 2024
The Life of Sean DeLear
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
Document of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
1970s
- 1977
