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."
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Flesh + Blood
1985
Cry-Baby
1990
Powder
1995
Loose Shoes
1978
Liar's Moon
1982
Fire and Ice
1983
Tapeheads
1988
Bad
1977
The Life of Sean DeLear
2024
Angel
1984
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
1997
Shoot Out
1971
Wizards
1977
Masked and Anonymous
2003
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Fat City
1972
Rockula
1990
Poker Alice
1987
Far from Home
1989
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998
The Steagle
1971
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Avenging Angel
1985
Motorama
1991
Subway Riders
1981
Kid-Thing
2012
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
Digital Man
1995
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
Forbidden Zone
1980
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
Catch My Soul
1974
The Demolitionist
1995
Zandy's Bride
1974
Islands in the Stream
1977
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
Flexing with Monty
2010
Buddy Boy
2000