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."
Acting (58 movies)
Angel
1984
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Masked and Anonymous
2003
Tapeheads
1988
Flesh + Blood
1985
Cry-Baby
1990
Far from Home
1989
The Christmas Star
1986
The Killer Inside Me
1976
Forbidden Zone
1980
Fast-Walking
1982
Fat City
1972
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
Bad
1977
Avenging Angel
1985
Motorama
1991
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
1997
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
September 30, 1955
1977
Islands in the Stream
1977
Kid-Thing
2012
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998
Liar's Moon
1982
Every Cake, Neil
1991
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
Rockula
1990
Zandy's Bride
1974
Shoot Out
1971
The Demolitionist
1995
Buddy Boy
2000
Japan in Paris in L.A.
1996
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
Poker Alice
1987
Subway Riders
1981
The Underachievers
1988
Catch My Soul
1974
Racquet
1979
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
Flexing with Monty
2010
Lady of the House
1978
The Life of Sean DeLear
2024
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
1992
Digital Man
1995
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
Document of the Dead
1981
Powder
1995
To Kill the King
1974
Thompson's Last Run
1986
The Steagle
1971
Loose Shoes
1978
Wizards
1977
The Boneyard Collection
2008
Fire and Ice
1983
Jealousy
1984
Midnight Lace
1981
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta | 1992 | Writer |