Susan Tyrrell
Born
March 18, 1945
Died
June 16, 2012 (67 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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."
The Life of Sean DeLear
Self (archive footage)
2024
Kid-Thing
Esther
2012
Flexing with Monty
Mrs. Nog (voice)
2010
The Boneyard Collection
High Priestess
2008
Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
2003
Buddy Boy
Sal
2000
Relax... It's Just Sex
Alicia Pillsbury
1998
Cow and Chicken
(1 episode)
1997
Extreme Ghostbusters
Achira (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
I Am Weasel
Madame DeBarge (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Mrs. B
1997
Japan in Paris in L.A.
1996
Powder
Maxine
1995
Digital Man
Mildred
1995
The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
1995
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
The Woman
1992
Motorama
Bartender
1991
Every Cake, Neil
1991
Wings
Sconset Sal · (1 episode)
1990
Cry-Baby
Ramona Rickettes
1990
Rockula
Chuck the Bartender
1990
Far from Home
Agnes Reed
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Mona · (1 episode)
1989
Tapeheads
Nikki Morton
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
Midge Montana
1988
The Underachievers
Mrs. Grant
1988
From a Whisper to a Scream
Beth Chandler
1987
The Chipmunk Adventure
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
1987
Poker Alice
Mad Mary
1987
The Christmas Star
Sara
1986
If Tomorrow Comes
Bertha · (1 episode)
1986
Thompson's Last Run
Pookie
1986
Flesh + Blood
Celine
1985
Avenging Angel
Solly Mosler
1985
Angel
Solly Mosler
1984
Jealousy
Dixie
1984
The Hitchhiker
Doris · (1 episode)
1983
Fire and Ice
Juliana (voice)
1983
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
Bunny
1983
Fast-Walking
Evie
1982
Liar's Moon
Lora Mae Bouvier
1982
Open All Night
Gretchen Feester · (12 episodes)
1981
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Aunt Cheryl
1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Vera
1981
Subway Riders
Eleanor Langley
1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
1981
Midnight Lace
Ann Galvin
1981
Document of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
1981
Forbidden Zone
Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
1980
Racquet
Miss Baxter
1979
Lady of the House
Helen
1978
Flying High
(1 episode)
1978
Loose Shoes
Boobies
1978
Another Man, Another Chance
Alice
1977
September 30, 1955
Melba Lou
1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Lee
1977
Bad
Mary Aiken
1977
Islands in the Stream
Lil
1977
Wizards
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977
The Killer Inside Me
Joyce Lakeland
1976
Starsky & Hutch
Annie / Isabelle Oates · (1 episode)
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
1975
To Kill the King
Maggie Van Birchard
1974
Zandy's Bride
Marai Cordova
1974
Catch My Soul
Emilia
1974
Kojak
Mary Torino · (1 episode)
1973
Fat City
Oma
1972
Nichols
Caralee · (1 episode)
1971
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Jack
1971
The Steagle
Louise
1971
Shoot Out
Alma
1971
Mr. Novak
Phyllis Freuchen · (1 episode)
1963
The Patty Duke Show
(1 episode)
1963
Bonanza
Jill Conway · (1 episode)
1959