Susan Tyrrell

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Susan Tyrrell

Acting March 18, 1945

San Francisco, California, USA

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 Br…

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Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

6.5 1990 Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.0 1989 TV Show
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Powder

Powder

7.1 1995 Movie
Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken

7.1 1997 TV Show
Wings

Wings

6.9 1990 TV Show
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

6.6 1985 Movie
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.3 1975 TV Show
Kojak

Kojak

7.3 1973 TV Show
Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice

6.7 1983 Movie
I Am Weasel

I Am Weasel

7.2 1997 TV Show
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

6.3 1983 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    The Life of Sean DeLear

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2012
    Kid-Thing

    Movie Esther

  3. 2010
    Flexing with Monty

    Movie Mrs. Nog (voice)

  4. 2008
    The Boneyard Collection

    Movie High Priestess

  5. 2003
    Masked and Anonymous

    Movie Ella the Fortune Teller

  6. 2000
    Buddy Boy

    Movie Sal

  7. 1998
    Relax... It's Just Sex

    Movie Alicia

  8. 1997
    Cow and Chicken

    TV show Madame DeBarge (voice)

  9. 1997
    Extreme Ghostbusters

    TV show Achira (voice)

  10. 1997
    I Am Weasel

    TV show Madame DeBarge (voice)

  11. 1997
    Pink as the Day She Was Born

    Movie

  12. 1997
    Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

    Movie Mrs. B

  13. 1996
    Japan in Paris in L.A.

    Movie

  14. 1995
    Powder

    Movie Maxine

  15. 1995
    Digital Man

    Movie Mildred

  16. 1995
    The Demolitionist

    Movie Eleanor Grimbaum

More credits
  1. 1992
    Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

    Movie The Woman

  2. 1991
    Motorama

    Movie Bartender

  3. 1991
    Every Cake, Neil

    Movie

  4. 1990
    Wings

    TV show Sconset Sal

  5. 1990
    Cry-Baby

    Movie Ramona Rickettes

  6. 1990
    Rockula

    Movie Chuck the Bartender

  7. 1989
    Far from Home

    Movie Agnes Reed

  8. 1989
    Tales from the Crypt

    TV show Mona

  9. 1989
    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    TV show

  10. 1988
    Tapeheads

    Movie Nikki Morton

  11. 1988
    Big Top Pee-wee

    Movie Midge Montana

  12. 1988
    The Underachievers

    Movie Mrs. Grant

  13. 1987
    From a Whisper to a Scream

    Movie Beth Chandler

  14. 1987
    The Chipmunk Adventure

    Movie Claudia Furschtien (voice)

  15. 1987
    Poker Alice

    Movie Mad Mary

  16. 1986
    The Christmas Star

    Movie Sara

  17. 1986
    If Tomorrow Comes

    TV show Bertha

  18. 1986
    Thompson's Last Run

    Movie Pookie

  19. 1985
    Flesh + Blood

    Movie Celine

  20. 1985
    Avenging Angel

    Movie Solly Mosler

  21. 1984
    Jealousy

    Movie Dixie

  22. 1984
    Angel

    Movie Solly Mosler

  23. 1983
    The Hitchhiker

    TV show Doris

  24. 1983
    Fire and Ice

    Movie Juliana (voice)