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Susan Tyrrell
Actor

Susan Tyrrell

Born March 18, 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died June 16, 2012

19 films

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."

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination

Filmography 19

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (1997) movie poster
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction1997
Powder (1995) movie poster
Powder1995
Motorama (1991) movie poster
Motorama1991
Cry-Baby (1990) movie poster
Cry-Baby1990
Big Top Pee-wee (1988) movie poster
Big Top Pee-wee1988
Tapeheads (1988) movie poster
Tapeheads1988
From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) movie poster
From a Whisper to a Scream1987
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) movie poster
The Chipmunk Adventure1987
Avenging Angel (1985) movie poster
Avenging Angel1985
Flesh + Blood (1985) movie poster
Flesh + Blood1985
Angel (1984) movie poster
Angel1984
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) movie poster
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981) movie poster
Tales of Ordinary Madness1981
Forbidden Zone (1980) movie poster
Forbidden Zone1980
Bad (1977) movie poster
Bad1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) movie poster
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977
Islands in the Stream (1977) movie poster
Islands in the Stream1977
Fat City (1972) movie poster
Fat City1972
Shoot Out (1971) movie poster
Shoot Out1971