
Susan Tyrrell
Born 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 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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Islands in the Stream

Masked and Anonymous

Fat City

From a Whisper to a Scream

The Chipmunk Adventure

The Killer Inside Me

Shoot Out

Wizards

Zandy's Bride

Avenging Angel

Forbidden Zone

Another Man, Another Chance

Tapeheads

Relax... It's Just Sex

Poker Alice

Subway Riders

Digital Man

Liar's Moon

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

The Demolitionist

Fast-Walking

Thompson's Last Run

Far from Home

Lady of the House

The Boneyard Collection

The Christmas Star

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

Document of the Dead

Racquet

Motorama

Midnight Lace

The Underachievers

The Life of Sean DeLear

Rockula

The Steagle

Jealousy

Loose Shoes

Buddy Boy

Catch My Soul

Every Cake, Neil

September 30, 1955

Kid-Thing

Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

Flexing with Monty






























