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Susan Tyrrell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1945-03-18

Day of Death

2012-06-16

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Susan Tyrrell

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."

Filmography (59)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Life of Sean DeLear

2024
⭐ 6.3 Role: Esther

Kid-Thing

2012
⭐ 3.8 Role: Mrs. Nog (voice)

Flexing with Monty

2010
⭐ 5.3 Role: High Priestess

The Boneyard Collection

2008
⭐ 5.2 Role: Ella the Fortune Teller

Masked and Anonymous

2003
⭐ 4.9 Role: Sal

Buddy Boy

2000
⭐ 5.8 Role: Alicia

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Pink as the Day She Was Born

1997
⭐ 4.8 Role: Mrs. B

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

1997
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Japan in Paris in L.A.

1996
⭐ 7.0 Role: Maxine

Powder

1995
⭐ 4.9 Role: Mildred

Digital Man

1995
⭐ 4.9 Role: Eleanor Grimbaum

The Demolitionist

1995
⭐ 0 Role: The Woman

Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

1992
⭐ 6.5 Role: Bartender

Motorama

1991