Susan Tyrrell

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."

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.243
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.953
Kojak

Kojak

7.004
Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken

7.088
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

6.226
The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show

5.8
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

6.5
Open All Night

Open All Night

3.5
Flying High

Flying High

4.5
Baretta

Baretta

6.3
Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

6.5
Nichols

Nichols

5
I Am Weasel

I Am Weasel

7.136
If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

7.2
Wings

Wings

6.846
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512

Movies

Angel

Angel

5.96
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

4.932
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

5.096
Tapeheads

Tapeheads

5.2
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

6.588
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

6.533
Far from Home

Far from Home

5.275
The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

5.6
The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

4.5
Forbidden Zone

Forbidden Zone

6.24
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

5.853
Fat City

Fat City

7.051
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

6
From a Whisper to a Scream

From a Whisper to a Scream

5.7
Bad

Bad

6.3
Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

5
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

4.752
Motorama

Motorama

6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

6.571
Tales of Ordinary Madness

Tales of Ordinary Madness

6.07
September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955

6.6
Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

6.429
Kid-Thing

Kid-Thing

6.2
Relax... It's Just Sex

Relax... It's Just Sex

5.9
Liar's Moon

Liar's Moon

5.3
Every Cake, Neil

Every Cake, Neil

0
Rockula

Rockula

4.768
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

3.2
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

6.3
Shoot Out

Shoot Out

6.344
The Demolitionist

The Demolitionist

4.932
Buddy Boy

Buddy Boy

4.75
Japan in Paris in L.A.

Japan in Paris in L.A.

0
Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance

6
Poker Alice

Poker Alice

6.3
Subway Riders

Subway Riders

6.5
The Underachievers

The Underachievers

4.8
Catch My Soul

Catch My Soul

5.4
Pink as the Day She Was Born

Pink as the Day She Was Born

0
Racquet

Racquet

4.4
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

6.3
Flexing with Monty

Flexing with Monty

3.233
Lady of the House

Lady of the House

0
The Life of Sean DeLear

The Life of Sean DeLear

0
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

0
Digital Man

Digital Man

4.818
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

5
The Chipmunk Adventure

The Chipmunk Adventure

6.8
Document of the Dead

Document of the Dead

6.5
Powder

Powder

7
To Kill the King

To Kill the King

7
Thompson's Last Run

Thompson's Last Run

0
The Steagle

The Steagle

4.8
Loose Shoes

Loose Shoes

3.462
Wizards

Wizards

6.17
The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

5.333
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

6.7
Jealousy

Jealousy

2.7
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

6