- Known for
- Acting
- Credits
- 59 films
- Born
- March 18, 1945
- Died
- June 16, 2012 (aged 67)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
Acting
Susan Tyrrell
Also known as Susan Tyrell, Susan Jillian Creamer, Сюзан Тайррелл
Biography
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).
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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
Acting 58
- 2024The Life of Sean DeLear · Self (archive footage)
- 2012Kid-Thing · Esther
- 2010Flexing with Monty · Mrs. Nog (voice)
- 2008The Boneyard Collection · High Priestess
- 2003Masked and Anonymous · Ella the Fortune Teller
- 2000Buddy Boy · Sal
- 1998Relax... It's Just Sex · Alicia
- 1997Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Writing 1
- 1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta · Book, Lyricist, Writer
