Susan Tyrrell
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 18, 1945 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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."
Known For
| 2024 | The Life of Sean DeLearSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Kid-ThingEsther | |
| 2010 | Flexing with MontyMrs. Nog (voice) | |
| 2008 | The Boneyard CollectionHigh Priestess | |
| 2003 | Masked and AnonymousElla the Fortune Teller | |
| 2000 | Buddy BoySal | |
| 1998 | Relax... It's Just SexAlicia | |
| 1997 | Poison Ivy: The New SeductionMrs. B | |
| 1997 | Pink as the Day She Was Born | |
| 1997 | Extreme GhostbustersAchira (voice) | |
| 1997 | I Am WeaselMadame DeBarge (voice) | |
| 1997 | Cow and ChickenMadame DeBarge (voice) | |
| 1996 | Japan in Paris in L.A. | |
| 1995 | The DemolitionistEleanor Grimbaum | |
| 1995 | Digital ManMildred | |
| 1995 | PowderMaxine | |
| 1992 | Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter OperettaThe Woman | |
| 1991 | MotoramaBartender | |
| 1991 | Every Cake, Neil | |
| 1990 | Cry-BabyRamona Rickettes | |
| 1990 | RockulaChuck the Bartender | |
| 1990 | WingsSconset Sal | |
| 1989 | Far from HomeAgnes Reed | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptMona | |
| 1989 | Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood | |
| 1988 | Big Top Pee-weeMidge Montana | |
| 1988 | TapeheadsNikki Morton | |
| 1988 | The UnderachieversMrs. Grant | |
| 1987 | From a Whisper to a ScreamBeth Chandler | |
| 1987 | Poker AliceMad Mary | |
| 1987 | The Chipmunk AdventureClaudia Furschtien (voice) | |
| 1986 | The Christmas StarSara | |
| 1986 | Thompson's Last RunPookie | |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow ComesBertha | |
| 1985 | Flesh + BloodCeline | |
| 1985 | Avenging AngelSolly Mosler | |
| 1984 | AngelSolly Mosler | |
| 1984 | JealousyDixie | |
| 1983 | What's Up, Hideous Sun DemonBunny | |
| 1983 | Fire and IceJuliana (voice) | |
| 1983 | The HitchhikerDoris | |
| 1982 | Fast-WalkingEvie | |
| 1982 | Liar's MoonLora Mae Bouvier | |
| 1981 | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare MakerAunt Cheryl | |
| 1981 | Tales of Ordinary MadnessVera | |
| 1981 | Subway RidersEleanor Langley | |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up!Self | |
| 1981 | Document of the DeadNarrator (voice) | |
| 1981 | Midnight LaceAnn Galvin | |
| 1981 | Open All NightGretchen Feester | |
| 1980 | Forbidden ZoneQueen Doris of the Sixth Dimension | |
| 1979 | RacquetMiss Baxter | |
| 1978 | Lady of the HouseHelen | |
| 1978 | Loose ShoesBoobies | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose GardenLee | |
| 1977 | BadMary Aiken | |
| 1977 | September 30, 1955Melba Lou | |
| 1977 | Islands in the StreamLil | |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another ChanceAlice | |
| 1977 | WizardsNarrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | The Killer Inside MeJoyce Lakeland | |
| 1975 | Starsky & HutchAnnie / Isabelle Oates | |
| 1975 | Baretta | |
| 1974 | Zandy's BrideMarai Cordova | |
| 1974 | Catch My SoulEmilia | |
| 1974 | To Kill the KingMaggie Van Birchard | |
| 1973 | KojakMary Torino | |
| 1972 | Fat CityOma | |
| 1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to MeJack | |
| 1971 | Shoot OutAlma | |
| 1971 | The SteagleLouise | |
| 1971 | NicholsCaralee | |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1963 | Mr. NovakPhyllis Freuchen | |
| 1959 | BonanzaJill Conway |
| 1992 | Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter OperettaBook | |
| 1992 | Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter OperettaLyricist | |
| 1992 | Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter OperettaWriter |