Susan Tyrrell

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1945-03-18

Deathday 2012-06-16 (67 years old)

Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As Susan Tyrell, Susan Jillian Creamer

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

Actor

2024
The Life of Sean DeLear

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Kid-Thing

as Esther

2010
Flexing with Monty

as Mrs. Nog (voice)

2008
The Boneyard Collection

as High Priestess

2003
Masked and Anonymous

as Ella the Fortune Teller

2000
Buddy Boy

as Sal

1998
Relax... It's Just Sex

as Alicia Pillsbury

1997
Extreme Ghostbusters

as Achira (voice)

1997
I Am Weasel

as Madame DeBarge (voice)

1995
Powder

as Maxine

1995
Digital Man

as Mildred

1995
The Demolitionist

as Eleanor Grimbaum

1991
Motorama

as Bartender

1990
Cry-Baby

as Ramona Rickettes

1990
Rockula

as Chuck the Bartender

1990
Wings

as Sconset Sal

1989
Far from Home

as Agnes Reed

1988
Tapeheads

as Nikki Morton

1988
Big Top Pee-wee

as Midge Montana

1988
The Underachievers

as Mrs. Grant

1987
1987
The Chipmunk Adventure

as Claudia Furschtien (voice)

1987
Poker Alice

as Mad Mary

1986
1986
1986
1985
Flesh + Blood

as Celine

1985
Avenging Angel

as Solly Mosler

1984
Angel

as Solly Mosler

1984
Jealousy

as Dixie

1983
Fire and Ice

as Juliana (voice)

1983
1982
Fast-Walking

as Evie

1982
Liar's Moon

as Lora Mae Bouvier

1981
Subway Riders

as Eleanor Langley

1981
Midnight Lace

as Ann Galvin

1981
Document of the Dead

as Narrator (voice)

1981
Open All Night

as Gretchen Feester

1980
Forbidden Zone

as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension

1979
Racquet

as Miss Baxter

1978
1978
Loose Shoes

as Boobies

1977
September 30, 1955

as Melba Lou

1977
Bad

as Mary Aiken

1977
Wizards

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1976
The Killer Inside Me

as Joyce Lakeland

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Annie / Isabelle Oates

1974
To Kill the King

as Maggie Van Birchard

1974
Zandy's Bride

as Marai Cordova

1974
Catch My Soul

as Emilia

1973
Kojak

as Mary Torino

1972
Fat City

as Oma

1971
The Steagle

as Louise

1971
Shoot Out

as Alma

1971
Nichols

as Caralee

1963
Mr. Novak

as Phyllis Freuchen

1959
Bonanza

as Jill Conway