Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

1945-03-18 – 2012-06-16 (age 67) San Francisco, California, USA
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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, outrΓ©, and grotesque."

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Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby

1990

as Ramona Rickettes

Powder
Powder

1995

as Maxine

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice

1983

as Juliana (voice)

Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood

1985

as Celine

Angel
Angel

1984

as Solly Mosler

Shoot Out
Shoot Out

1971

as Alma

The Demolitionist
The Demolitionist

1995

as Eleanor Grimbaum

Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone

1982

as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension

Tapeheads
Tapeheads

1988

as Nikki Morton

Digital Man
Digital Man

1995

as Mildred

Fat City
Fat City

1972

as Oma

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel

1985

as Solly Mosler

Motorama
Motorama

1991

as Bartender

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace

1981

as Ann Galvin

Tales of Ordinary Madness
The Chipmunk Adventure
The Chipmunk Adventure

1987

as Claudia Furschtien (voice)

Wizards
Wizards

1977

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Ella the Fortune Teller

Buddy Boy
Buddy Boy

2000

as Sal