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 whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque."
Filmography
The Life of Sean DeLear
as Self (archive footage)
The Life of Sean DeLear
as Self (archive footage)
Kid-Thing
as Esther
Kid-Thing
as Esther
Flexing with Monty
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
Flexing with Monty
as Mrs. Nog (voice)
The Boneyard Collection
as High Priestess
The Boneyard Collection
as High Priestess
Buddy Boy
as Sal
Buddy Boy
as Sal
Relax... It's Just Sex
as Alicia
Relax... It's Just Sex
as Alicia
Pink as the Day She Was Born
Pink as the Day She Was Born
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
as Mrs. B
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
as Mrs. B
Japan in Paris in L.A.
Japan in Paris in L.A.
Powder
as Maxine
Powder
as Maxine
The Demolitionist
as Eleanor Grimbaum
The Demolitionist
as Eleanor Grimbaum
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
as The Woman
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
as The Woman
Motorama
as Bartender
Motorama
as Bartender
Cry-Baby
as Ramona Rickettes
Cry-Baby
as Ramona Rickettes
Far from Home
as Agnes Reed
Far from Home
as Agnes Reed
Tapeheads
as Nikki Morton
Tapeheads
as Nikki Morton
Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge Montana
Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge Montana
The Underachievers
as Mrs. Grant
The Underachievers
as Mrs. Grant
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Beth Chandler
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Beth Chandler
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Poker Alice
as Mad Mary
Poker Alice
as Mad Mary
Thompson's Last Run
as Pookie
Thompson's Last Run
as Pookie
Flesh + Blood
as Celine
Flesh + Blood
as Celine
Avenging Angel
as Solly Mosler
Avenging Angel
as Solly Mosler
Jealousy
as Dixie
Jealousy
as Dixie
Angel
as Solly Mosler
Angel
as Solly Mosler
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
as Bunny
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
as Bunny
Fast-Walking
as Evie
Fast-Walking
as Evie
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
as Aunt Cheryl
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
as Aunt Cheryl
Subway Riders
as Eleanor Langley
Subway Riders
as Eleanor Langley
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self
Midnight Lace
as Ann Galvin
Midnight Lace
as Ann Galvin
Document of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Document of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Racquet
as Miss Baxter
Racquet
as Miss Baxter
Lady of the House
as Helen
Lady of the House
as Helen
Loose Shoes
as Boobies
Loose Shoes
as Boobies
Another Man, Another Chance
as Alice
Another Man, Another Chance
as Alice
September 30, 1955
as Melba Lou
September 30, 1955
as Melba Lou
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Lee
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
as Lee
Bad
as Mary Aiken
Bad
as Mary Aiken
Islands in the Stream
as Lil
Islands in the Stream
as Lil
The Killer Inside Me
as Joyce Lakeland
The Killer Inside Me
as Joyce Lakeland
Zandy's Bride
as Marai Cordova
Zandy's Bride
as Marai Cordova
Catch My Soul
as Emilia
Catch My Soul
as Emilia
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Jack
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
as Jack
Shoot Out
as Alma
Shoot Out
as Alma