People
Susan Tyrrell
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."
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Life of Sean DeLear as Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-20 |
Kid-Thing as Esther | 2012-01-23 |
Flexing with Monty as Mrs. Nog (voice) | 2010-01-05 |
The Boneyard Collection as High Priestess | 2008-01-01 |
Masked and Anonymous as Ella the Fortune Teller | 2003-07-25 |
Buddy Boy as Sal | 2000-03-24 |
Relax... It's Just Sex as Alicia Pillsbury | 1998-06-28 |
Pink as the Day She Was Born | 1997-07-04 |
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction as Mrs. B | 1997-05-20 |
Japan in Paris in L.A. | 1996-01-01 |
Powder as Maxine | 1995-10-27 |
Digital Man as Mildred | 1995-09-05 |
The Demolitionist as Eleanor Grimbaum | 1995-03-09 |
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta as The Woman | 1992-03-11 |
Motorama as Bartender | 1991-09-10 |
Every Cake, Neil | 1991-01-01 |
Cry-Baby as Ramona Rickettes | 1990-04-06 |
Rockula as Chuck the Bartender | 1990-02-23 |
Far from Home as Agnes Reed | 1989-06-30 |
Tapeheads as Nikki Morton | 1988-10-21 |
Big Top Pee-wee as Midge Montana | 1988-07-22 |
The Underachievers as Mrs. Grant | 1988-06-01 |
From a Whisper to a Scream as Beth Chandler | 1987-09-25 |
The Chipmunk Adventure as Claudia Furschtien (voice) | 1987-05-22 |
Poker Alice as Mad Mary | 1987-05-21 |
The Christmas Star as Sara | 1986-12-14 |
Thompson's Last Run as Pookie | 1986-02-16 |
Flesh + Blood as Celine | 1985-08-30 |
Avenging Angel as Solly Mosler | 1985-01-11 |
Angel as Solly Mosler | 1984-04-19 |
Jealousy as Dixie | 1984-01-23 |
Fire and Ice as Juliana (voice) | 1983-03-25 |
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon as Bunny | 1983-01-01 |
Fast-Walking as Evie | 1982-05-11 |
Liar's Moon as Lora Mae Bouvier | 1982-01-15 |
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker as Aunt Cheryl | 1981-11-20 |
Tales of Ordinary Madness as Vera | 1981-09-11 |
Subway Riders as Eleanor Langley | 1981-04-02 |
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self | 1981-03-04 |
Midnight Lace as Ann Galvin | 1981-02-09 |
Document of the Dead as Narrator (voice) | 1981-01-19 |
Forbidden Zone as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension | 1980-03-15 |
Racquet as Miss Baxter | 1979-12-30 |
Lady of the House as Helen | 1978-11-14 |
Loose Shoes as Boobies | 1978-09-01 |
Another Man, Another Chance as Alice | 1977-09-28 |
September 30, 1955 as Melba Lou | 1977-08-19 |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden as Lee | 1977-07-14 |
Bad as Mary Aiken | 1977-05-04 |
Islands in the Stream as Lil | 1977-03-09 |
Wizards as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1977-02-09 |
The Killer Inside Me as Joyce Lakeland | 1976-10-01 |
To Kill the King as Maggie Van Birchard | 1974-09-13 |
Zandy's Bride as Marai Cordova | 1974-05-19 |
Catch My Soul as Emilia | 1974-03-22 |
Fat City as Oma | 1972-07-26 |
The Steagle as Louise | 1971-09-15 |
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me as Jack | 1971-09-15 |
Shoot Out as Alma | 1971-07-02 |