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."
Known For
Forbidden Zone
(1980)
Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Flesh + Blood
(1985)
Celine
Cry-Baby
(1990)
Ramona Rickettes
Shoot Out
(1971)
Alma
Fire and Ice
(1983)
Juliana (voice)
Powder
(1995)
Maxine
Wizards
(1977)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
(1997)
Mrs. B
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Midge Montana
Fat City
(1972)
Oma
Angel
(1984)
Dolly Mosler
The Chipmunk Adventure
(1987)
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Avenging Angel
(1985)
Solly Mosler
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
(1981)
Aunt Cheryl
Tales of Ordinary Madness
(1981)
Vera
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
(1977)
Lee
Full Filmography
Acting
Shoot Out
(1971)
Alma
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
(1971)
Jack
The Steagle
(1971)
Louise
Fat City
(1972)
Oma
To Kill the King
(1974)
Maggie Van Birchard
Zandy's Bride
(1974)
Marai Cordova
Catch My Soul
(1974)
Emilia
The Killer Inside Me
(1976)
Joyce Lakeland
Islands in the Stream
(1977)
Lil
Wizards
(1977)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
September 30, 1955
(1977)
Melba Lou
Bad
(1977)
Mary Aiken
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
(1977)
Lee
Another Man, Another Chance
(1977)
Alice
Loose Shoes
(1978)
Boobies
Lady of the House
(1978)
Helen
Racquet
(1979)
Miss Baxter
Forbidden Zone
(1980)
Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
(1981)
Self
Subway Riders
(1981)
Eleanor Langley
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
(1981)
Aunt Cheryl
Midnight Lace
(1981)
Ann Galvin
Tales of Ordinary Madness
(1981)
Vera
Document of the Dead
(1981)
Narrator (voice)
Fast-Walking
(1982)
Evie
Liar's Moon
(1982)
Lora Mae Bouvier
Fire and Ice
(1983)
Juliana (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
(1983)
Bunny
Jealousy
(1984)
Dixie
Angel
(1984)
Dolly Mosler
Avenging Angel
(1985)
Solly Mosler
Flesh + Blood
(1985)
Celine
The Christmas Star
(1986)
Sara
Thompson's Last Run
(1986)
Pookie
From a Whisper to a Scream
(1987)
Beth Chandler
The Chipmunk Adventure
(1987)
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Poker Alice
(1987)
Mad Mary
Tapeheads
(1988)
Nikki Morton
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Midge Montana
The Underachievers
(1988)
Mrs. Grant
Far from Home
(1989)
Agnes Reed
Rockula
(1990)
Chuck the Bartender
Cry-Baby
(1990)
Ramona Rickettes
Every Cake, Neil
(1991)
Motorama
(1991)
Bartender
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
(1992)
The Woman
The Demolitionist
(1995)
Eleanor Grimbaum
Powder
(1995)
Maxine
Digital Man
(1995)
Mildred
Japan in Paris in L.A.
(1996)
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
(1997)
Mrs. B
Pink as the Day She Was Born
(1997)
Relax... It's Just Sex
(1998)
Alicia Pillsbury
Buddy Boy
(2000)
Sal
Masked and Anonymous
(2003)
Ella the Fortune Teller
The Boneyard Collection
(2008)
High Priestess
Flexing with Monty
(2010)
Mrs. Nog (voice)
Kid-Thing
(2012)
Esther
Writing