Susan Tyrrell
Known for
Acting
Life
1945 – 2012 (aged 67)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb74 acting credits
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
Cry-Baby
06 Apr 1990
Tales from the Crypt
10 Jun 1989
Powder
27 Oct 1995
Cow and Chicken
16 Sep 1997
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Flesh + Blood
30 Aug 1985
Fire and Ice
25 Mar 1983
Wizards
09 Feb 1977
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Filmography
2012
- Kid-Thingas Esther
2010
- Flexing with Montyas Mrs. Nog (voice)
2008
- The Boneyard Collectionas High Priestess
2003
- Masked and Anonymousas Ella the Fortune Teller
2000
- Buddy Boyas Sal
1998
- Relax... It's Just Sexas Alicia
1997
- Cow and Chickenas Madame DeBarge (voice)1 episode
- Extreme Ghostbustersas Achira (voice)2 episodes
- I Am Weaselas Madame DeBarge (voice)1 episode
- Pink as the Day She Was Born
- Poison Ivy: The New Seductionas Mrs. B
1995
- Powderas Maxine
- Digital Manas Mildred
- The Demolitionistas Eleanor Grimbaum
1992
- Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operettaas The Woman
1991
- Motoramaas Bartender
- Every Cake, Neil
1989
- Far from Homeas Agnes Reed
- Tales from the Cryptas Mona1 episode
- Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood1 episode
1988
- Tapeheadsas Nikki Morton
- Big Top Pee-weeas Midge Montana
- The Underachieversas Mrs. Grant
1987
- From a Whisper to a Screamas Beth Chandler
- The Chipmunk Adventureas Claudia Furschtien (voice)
- Poker Aliceas Mad Mary
1986
- The Christmas Staras Sara
- If Tomorrow Comesas Bertha1 episode
- Thompson's Last Runas Pookie
1985
- Flesh + Bloodas Celine
- Avenging Angelas Solly Mosler
1983
- The Hitchhikeras Doris1 episode
- Fire and Iceas Juliana (voice)
- What's Up, Hideous Sun Demonas Bunny
1982
- Fast-Walkingas Evie
- Forbidden Zoneas Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
- Liar's Moonas Lora Mae Bouvier
1981
- Open All Nightas Gretchen Feester13 episodes
- Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Makeras Aunt Cheryl
- Tales of Ordinary Madnessas Vera
- Subway Ridersas Eleanor Langley
- Midnight Laceas Ann Galvin
- Document of the Deadas Narrator (voice)
1979
- Racquetas Miss Baxter
1978
- Lady of the Houseas Helen
- Flying High1 episode
- Loose Shoesas Boobies
1977
- Another Man, Another Chanceas Alice
- September 30, 1955as Melba Lou
- I Never Promised You a Rose Gardenas Lee
- Badas Mary Aiken
- Islands in the Streamas Lil
- Wizardsas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976
- The Killer Inside Meas Joyce Lakeland
1975
- Starsky & Hutchas Annie1 episode
- Baretta1 episode
1974
- To Kill the Kingas Maggie Van Birchard
- Zandy's Brideas Marai Cordova
- Catch My Soulas Emilia
1973
- Kojakas Mary Torino1 episode
1972
- Fat Cityas Oma
1971
- Nicholsas Caralee1 episode
- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Meas Jack
- The Steagleas Louise
- Shoot Outas Alma
1963
- Mr. Novakas Phyllis Freuchen1 episode
- The Patty Duke Show1 episode
1959
- Bonanzaas Jill Conway1 episode