Susan Tyrrell
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-18
- Died
- 2012-06-16
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Susan Tyrell · Susan Jillian Creamer · Сюзан Тайррелл
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
TV Shows (17)
Bonanza
1959
as Jill Conway
Wings
1990
as Sconset Sal
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Annie / Isabelle Oates
Cow and Chicken
1997
as Madame DeBarge (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mona
Kojak
1973
as Mary Torino
Baretta
1975
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Doris
I Am Weasel
1997
as Madame DeBarge (voice)
Mr. Novak
1963
as Phyllis Freuchen
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
as Achira (voice)
Nichols
1971
as Caralee
Flying High
1978
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Bertha
Open All Night
1981
as Gretchen Feester
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
1989
Movies (59)
Cry-Baby
1990
as Ramona Rickettes
Powder
1995
as Maxine
Fire and Ice
1983
as Juliana (voice)
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
1997
as Mrs. B
Shoot Out
1971
as Alma
Flesh + Blood
1985
as Celine
Forbidden Zone
1982
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Angel
1984
as Solly Mosler
Digital Man
1995
as Mildred
Fat City
1972
as Oma
The Demolitionist
1995
as Eleanor Grimbaum
Avenging Angel
1985
as Solly Mosler
Jealousy
1984
as Dixie
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Midge Montana
Motorama
1991
as Bartender
Tapeheads
1988
as Nikki Morton
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Ella the Fortune Teller
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Aunt Cheryl
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Vera
Wizards
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977
as Lee
Buddy Boy
2000
as Sal
Midnight Lace
1981
as Ann Galvin
Bad
1977
as Mary Aiken
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
as Beth Chandler
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
as Self
Zandy's Bride
1974
as Marai Cordova
Poker Alice
1987
as Mad Mary
Far from Home
1989
as Agnes Reed
Loose Shoes
1978
as Boobies
Liar's Moon
1982
as Lora Mae Bouvier
Racquet
1979
as Miss Baxter
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
as Alice
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as High Priestess
Fast-Walking
1982
as Evie
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983
as Bunny
Islands in the Stream
1977
as Lil
The Underachievers
1988
as Mrs. Grant
The Christmas Star
1986
as Sara
The Killer Inside Me
1976
as Joyce Lakeland
Subway Riders
1981
as Eleanor Langley
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998
as Alicia
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
as Jack
The Life of Sean DeLear
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Steagle
1971
as Louise
Lady of the House
1978
as Helen
Rockula
1990
as Chuck the Bartender
Document of the Dead
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Thompson's Last Run
1986
as Pookie
Every Cake, Neil
1991
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
September 30, 1955
1977
as Melba Lou
Catch My Soul
1974
as Emilia
To Kill the King
1974
as Maggie Van Birchard
Kid-Thing
2012
as Esther
Flexing with Monty
2010
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
1992
as The Woman
Japan in Paris in L.A.
1996
About Susan Tyrrell
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… With 76 credits spanning from 1959 to 2024, Susan Tyrrell has appeared in 59 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Cry-Baby (1990) — as Ramona Rickettes
- Powder (1995) — as Maxine
- Fire and Ice (1983) — as Juliana (voice)
- Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997) — as Mrs. B
- Shoot Out (1971) — as Alma
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