Susan Tyrrell
Acting
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
2024The Life of Sean DeLear
Self (archive footage)
2012Kid-Thing
Esther
2010Flexing with Monty
Mrs. Nog (voice)
2008The Boneyard Collection
High Priestess
2003Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
2000Buddy Boy
Sal
1998Relax... It's Just Sex
Alicia
1997Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Mrs. B
1996Japan in Paris in L.A.
1995The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
1995Digital Man
Mildred
1995Powder
Maxine
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
The Woman
1991Motorama
Bartender
1991Every Cake, Neil
1990Cry-Baby
Ramona Rickettes
1990Rockula
Chuck the Bartender
1989Far from Home
Agnes Reed
1988Big Top Pee-wee
Midge Montana
1988Tapeheads
Nikki Morton
1988The Underachievers
Mrs. Grant
1987From a Whisper to a Scream
Beth Chandler
1987Poker Alice
Mad Mary
1987The Chipmunk Adventure
Claudia Furschtien (voice)