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 โ€“ 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, outrรฉ, and grotesque."

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Known For

Powder
Powder

1995

as Maxine

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby

1990

as Ramona Rickettes

Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood

1985

as Celine

Shoot Out
Shoot Out

1971

as Alma

Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice

1983

as Juliana (voice)

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Wizards
Wizards

1977

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Angel
Angel

1984

as Solly Mosler

Fat City
Fat City

1972

as Oma

Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee

1988

as Midge Montana

Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone

1982

as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension

The Chipmunk Adventure
The Chipmunk Adventure

1987

as Claudia Furschtien (voice)

Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Ella the Fortune Teller

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Far from Home
Far from Home

1989

as Agnes Reed

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Digital Man
Digital Man

1995

as Mildred

Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes

1978

as Boobies

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel

1985

as Solly Mosler

Tapeheads
Tapeheads

1988

as Nikki Morton