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."
59 movies · 17 shows
The Life of Sean DeLear
2024·0.0
Kid-Thing
2012·6.2
Flexing with Monty
2010·3.8
The Boneyard Collection
2008·5.3
Masked and Anonymous
2003·5.2
Buddy Boy
2000·4.9
Relax... It's Just Sex
1998·5.9
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997·7.0
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
1997·4.8
Japan in Paris in L.A.
1996·0.0
Powder
1995·7.0
Digital Man
1995·4.9
The Demolitionist
1995·4.8
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
1992·0.0
Motorama
1991·6.5
Every Cake, Neil
1991·0.0
Cry-Baby
1990·6.5
Rockula
1990·4.9
Far from Home
1989·5.5
Tapeheads
1988·5.4
Big Top Pee-wee
1988·5.0
The Underachievers
1988·4.8
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987·5.8
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987·7.0
Poker Alice
1987·6.9
The Christmas Star
1986·5.6
Thompson's Last Run
1986·6.7
Flesh + Blood
1985·6.6
Avenging Angel
1985·5.2
Jealousy
1984·4.0
Angel
1984·6.1
Fire and Ice
1983·6.7
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983·8.0
Fast-Walking
1982·5.8
Forbidden Zone
1982·6.2
Liar's Moon
1982·5.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981·6.5
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981·6.0
Subway Riders
1981·7.2
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981·6.1
Midnight Lace
1981·8.0
Document of the Dead
1981·6.5
Racquet
1979·4.6
Lady of the House
1978·0.0
Loose Shoes
1978·3.8
Another Man, Another Chance
1977·6.2
September 30, 1955
1977·6.8
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977·5.9
Bad
1977·6.5
Islands in the Stream
1977·6.5
Wizards
1977·6.2
The Killer Inside Me
1976·4.6
To Kill the King
1974·8.0
Zandy's Bride
1974·6.3
Catch My Soul
1974·5.8
Fat City
1972·7.1
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971·3.5
The Steagle
1971·5.1
Shoot Out
1971·6.3