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