Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Date of Birth:

Mar 18, 1945

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, California, USA

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."

filmography:

Racquet Racquet

1979

Pink as the Day She Was Born Pink as the Day She Was Born

1997

Be Pretty and Shut Up! Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981

Flexing with Monty Flexing with Monty

2010

The Life of Sean DeLear The Life of Sean DeLear

2024

Lady of the House Lady of the House

1978

Catch My Soul Catch My Soul

1974

The Underachievers The Underachievers

1988

Japan in Paris in L.A. Japan in Paris in L.A.

1996

Buddy Boy Buddy Boy

2000

Another Man, Another Chance Another Man, Another Chance

1977

Poker Alice Poker Alice

1987

Subway Riders Subway Riders

1981

Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

1992

Digital Man Digital Man

1995

Wizards Wizards

1977

Loose Shoes Loose Shoes

1978

The Boneyard Collection The Boneyard Collection

2008

Fire and Ice Fire and Ice

1983

Midnight Lace Midnight Lace

1981

Jealousy Jealousy

1984

The Steagle The Steagle

1971

Thompson's Last Run Thompson's Last Run

1986

The Chipmunk Adventure The Chipmunk Adventure

1987

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

1983

Document of the Dead Document of the Dead

1981

Powder Powder

1995

To Kill the King To Kill the King

1974

The Demolitionist The Demolitionist

1995

Shoot Out Shoot Out

1971

Forbidden Zone Forbidden Zone

1980

The Killer Inside Me The Killer Inside Me

1976

Fast-Walking Fast-Walking

1982

Fat City Fat City

1972

From a Whisper to a Scream From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977

The Christmas Star The Christmas Star

1986

Far from Home Far from Home

1989

Masked and Anonymous Masked and Anonymous

2003

Big Top Pee-wee Big Top Pee-wee

1988

Tapeheads Tapeheads

1988

Flesh + Blood Flesh + Blood

1985

Cry-Baby Cry-Baby

1990

Bad Bad

1977

Avenging Angel Avenging Angel

1985

Liar's Moon Liar's Moon

1982

Relax... It's Just Sex Relax... It's Just Sex

1998

Every Cake, Neil Every Cake, Neil

1991

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

1971

Zandy's Bride Zandy's Bride

1974

Rockula Rockula

1990

Kid-Thing Kid-Thing

2012

Islands in the Stream Islands in the Stream

1977

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

1997

Motorama Motorama

1991

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981

Tales of Ordinary Madness Tales of Ordinary Madness

1981

September 30, 1955 September 30, 1955

1977

Angel Angel

1984

Show more

Comments