Susan Tyrrell

Acting

Susan Tyrrell

Born March 18, 1945San Francisco, California, USA76 credits

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

Filmography

The Life of Sean DeLear
2024The Life of Sean DeLear
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Kid-Thing
2012Kid-Thing
as EstherMovie
Flexing with Monty
2010Flexing with Monty
as Mrs. Nog (voice)Movie
The Boneyard Collection
2008The Boneyard Collection
as High PriestessMovie
Masked and Anonymous
2003Masked and Anonymous
as Ella the Fortune TellerMovie
Buddy Boy
2000Buddy Boy
as SalMovie
Cow and Chicken
1997Cow and Chicken
as Madame DeBarge (voice)TV
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997Extreme Ghostbusters
as Achira (voice)TV
I Am Weasel
1997I Am Weasel
as Madame DeBarge (voice)TV
Powder
1995Powder
as MaxineMovie
Digital Man
1995Digital Man
as MildredMovie
The Demolitionist
1995The Demolitionist
as Eleanor GrimbaumMovie
Motorama
1991Motorama
as BartenderMovie
Wings
1990Wings
as Sconset SalTV
Cry-Baby
1990Cry-Baby
as Ramona RickettesMovie
Rockula
1990Rockula
as Chuck the BartenderMovie
Far from Home
1989Far from Home
as Agnes ReedMovie
Tapeheads
1988Tapeheads
as Nikki MortonMovie
Big Top Pee-wee
1988Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge MontanaMovie
The Underachievers
1988The Underachievers
as Mrs. GrantMovie
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987From a Whisper to a Scream
as Beth ChandlerMovie
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987The Chipmunk Adventure
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)Movie
Poker Alice
1987Poker Alice
as Mad MaryMovie
Flesh + Blood
1985Flesh + Blood
as CelineMovie
Avenging Angel
1985Avenging Angel
as Solly MoslerMovie
Jealousy
1984Jealousy
as DixieMovie
Angel
1984Angel
as Solly MoslerMovie
Fire and Ice
1983Fire and Ice
as Juliana (voice)Movie
Fast-Walking
1982Fast-Walking
as EvieMovie
Liar's Moon
1982Liar's Moon
as Lora Mae BouvierMovie
Open All Night
1981Open All Night
as Gretchen FeesterTV
Subway Riders
1981Subway Riders
as Eleanor LangleyMovie
Midnight Lace
1981Midnight Lace
as Ann GalvinMovie
Document of the Dead
1981Document of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Forbidden Zone
1980Forbidden Zone
as Queen Doris of the Sixth DimensionMovie
Racquet
1979Racquet
as Miss BaxterMovie
Loose Shoes
1978Loose Shoes
as BoobiesMovie
September 30, 1955
1977September 30, 1955
as Melba LouMovie
Bad
1977Bad
as Mary AikenMovie
Wizards
1977Wizards
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Killer Inside Me
1976The Killer Inside Me
as Joyce LakelandMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutch
as Annie / Isabelle OatesTV
To Kill the King
1974To Kill the King
as Maggie Van BirchardMovie
Zandy's Bride
1974Zandy's Bride
as Marai CordovaMovie
Catch My Soul
1974Catch My Soul
as EmiliaMovie
Kojak
1973Kojak
as Mary TorinoTV
Fat City
1972Fat City
as OmaMovie
Nichols
1971Nichols
as CaraleeTV
The Steagle
1971The Steagle
as LouiseMovie
Shoot Out
1971Shoot Out
as AlmaMovie
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Phyllis FreuchenTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Jill ConwayTV