Born 1945 (age 67) · San Francisco, California, USA
Appears in 76 titles

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

Cry-Baby
6.5
Cry-Baby
1990
as Ramona Rickettes
Powder
7.0
Powder
1995
as Maxine
Flesh + Blood
6.6
Flesh + Blood
1985
as Celine
Fire and Ice
6.7
Fire and Ice
1983
as Juliana (voice)
Wizards
6.2
Wizards
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fat City
7.1
Fat City
1972
as Oma
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
6.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Aunt Cheryl
Big Top Pee-wee
4.9
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Midge Montana
Angel
6.0
Angel
1984
as Solly Mosler
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
4.8
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
1997
as Mrs. B
The Chipmunk Adventure
6.8
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Forbidden Zone
6.2
Forbidden Zone
1982
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
From a Whisper to a Scream
5.8
From a Whisper to a Scream
1987
as Beth Chandler
Shoot Out
6.4
Shoot Out
1971
as Alma
Tales of Ordinary Madness
5.9
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Vera
Tapeheads
5.4
Tapeheads
1988
as Nikki Morton
Motorama
6.5
Motorama
1991
as Bartender
Masked and Anonymous
5.2
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Ella the Fortune Teller
Avenging Angel
5.2
Avenging Angel
1985
as Solly Mosler
Bad
6.5
Bad
1977
as Mary Aiken