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

7.247
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.949
Kojak

Kojak

6.996
Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken

7.093
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

6.1
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

6.453
Nichols

Nichols

5
I Am Weasel

I Am Weasel

7.2
If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

7.2
Wings

Wings

6.9
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5

Movies

Angel

Angel

5.922
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

4.9
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

5.039
Tapeheads

Tapeheads

5.2
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

6.584
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

6.5
Far from Home

Far from Home

5.256
The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

5.6
The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

4.5
Forbidden Zone

Forbidden Zone

6.3
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

5.853
Fat City

Fat City

7.04
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

6.346
Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

5.1
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

4.736
Motorama

Motorama

6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

6.6
Tales of Ordinary Madness

Tales of Ordinary Madness

6.1
September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955

6.6
Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

6.4
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

6.3
The Demolitionist

The Demolitionist

4.9
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

6.235
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

6.829
Document of the Dead

Document of the Dead

6.5
Powder

Powder

6.999
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

6.173
The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

5.333
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

6.694
Jealousy

Jealousy

2.7
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

6