Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Acting
Born 1945-03-18 - Died 2012-06-16San Francisco, California, USA

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."

Movies (59)

Powder
7.1

Powder

1995Movie7.1
Fire and Ice
6.7

Fire and Ice

1983Movie6.7
Wizards
6.2

Wizards

1977Movie6.2
The Chipmunk Adventure
7.0

The Chipmunk Adventure

1987Movie7.0
Big Top Pee-wee
5.0

Big Top Pee-wee

1988Movie5.0
Flesh + Blood
6.6

Flesh + Blood

1985Movie6.6
Cry-Baby
6.5

Cry-Baby

1990Movie6.5
Tapeheads
5.4

Tapeheads

1988Movie5.4
Bad
6.5

Bad

1977Movie6.5
Motorama
6.6

Motorama

1991Movie6.6
Angel
6.1

Angel

1984Movie6.1
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
4.8

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

1997Movie4.8
Masked and Anonymous
5.2

Masked and Anonymous

2003Movie5.2
Fat City
7.1

Fat City

1972Movie7.1
Tales of Ordinary Madness
6.0

Tales of Ordinary Madness

1981Movie6.0
Shoot Out
6.3

Shoot Out

1971Movie6.3
Forbidden Zone
6.2

Forbidden Zone

1982Movie6.2
The Demolitionist
4.8

The Demolitionist

1995Movie4.8
Avenging Angel
5.2

Avenging Angel

1985Movie5.2
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
6.5

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981Movie6.5
From a Whisper to a Scream
5.8

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987Movie5.8
Far from Home
5.5

Far from Home

1989Movie5.5
Zandy's Bride
6.4

Zandy's Bride

1974Movie6.4
The Steagle
5.1

The Steagle

1971Movie5.1
Pink as the Day She Was Born
7.0

Pink as the Day She Was Born

1997Movie7.0
Relax... It's Just Sex
5.9

Relax... It's Just Sex

1998Movie5.9
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.9

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977Movie5.9
Subway Riders
7.2

Subway Riders

1981Movie7.2
Islands in the Stream
6.5

Islands in the Stream

1977Movie6.5
Poker Alice
6.9

Poker Alice

1987Movie6.9
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
6.2

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981Movie6.2
The Boneyard Collection
5.3

The Boneyard Collection

2008Movie5.3
Liar's Moon
5.5

Liar's Moon

1982Movie5.5
Another Man, Another Chance
6.0

Another Man, Another Chance

1977Movie6.0
The Christmas Star
5.6

The Christmas Star

1986Movie5.6
Jealousy
4.0

Jealousy

1984Movie4.0
Fast-Walking
5.8

Fast-Walking

1982Movie5.8
Kid-Thing
6.2

Kid-Thing

2012Movie6.2
To Kill the King
8.0

To Kill the King

1974Movie8.0
Loose Shoes
3.9

Loose Shoes

1978Movie3.9
Racquet
4.3

Racquet

1979Movie4.3
The Killer Inside Me
4.6

The Killer Inside Me

1976Movie4.6
Digital Man
4.8

Digital Man

1995Movie4.8
Buddy Boy
4.9

Buddy Boy

2000Movie4.9
The Underachievers
4.8

The Underachievers

1988Movie4.8
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
3.5

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

1971Movie3.5
Lady of the House

Lady of the House

1978Movie
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
8.0

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

1983Movie8.0
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

1992Movie
Catch My Soul
5.8

Catch My Soul

1974Movie5.8
Midnight Lace
8.0

Midnight Lace

1981Movie8.0
Every Cake, Neil

Every Cake, Neil

1991Movie
Rockula
4.9

Rockula

1990Movie4.9
Thompson's Last Run
6.7

Thompson's Last Run

1986Movie6.7
Flexing with Monty
3.8

Flexing with Monty

2010Movie3.8
Document of the Dead
6.5

Document of the Dead

1981Movie6.5
September 30, 1955
6.8

September 30, 1955

1977Movie6.8
The Life of Sean DeLear

The Life of Sean DeLear

2024Movie
Japan in Paris in L.A.

Japan in Paris in L.A.

1996Movie

TV Shows (17)

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Wings
6.8

Wings

1990Series6.8
Cow and Chicken
7.1

Cow and Chicken

1997Series7.1
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Baretta
6.5

Baretta

1975Series6.5
The Hitchhiker
6.3

The Hitchhiker

1983Series6.3
I Am Weasel
7.1

I Am Weasel

1997Series7.1
Kojak
7.2

Kojak

1973Series7.2
Extreme Ghostbusters
6.7

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997Series6.7
The Patty Duke Show
6.2

The Patty Duke Show

1963Series6.2
Mr. Novak
7.3

Mr. Novak

1963Series7.3
Nichols
6.3

Nichols

1971Series6.3
Flying High
6.3

Flying High

1978Series6.3
If Tomorrow Comes
7.2

If Tomorrow Comes

1986Series7.2
Open All Night
5.7

Open All Night

1981Series5.7
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

1989Series