Susan Tyrrell
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Bonanza
Jill Conway
1959
Series
Cow and Chicken
Madame DeBarge (voice)
1997
Series
Wings
Sconset Sal
1990
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Annie / Isabelle Oates
1975
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Mona
1989
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
Kojak
Mary Torino
1973
Series
The Hitchhiker
Doris
1983
Series
I Am Weasel
Madame DeBarge (voice)
1997
Series
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Series
Mr. Novak
Phyllis Freuchen
1963
Series
Extreme Ghostbusters
Achira (voice)
1997
Series
Nichols
Caralee
1971
Series
Flying High
1978
Series
If Tomorrow Comes
Bertha
1986
Film
Flesh + Blood
Celine
1985
Film
Cry-Baby
Ramona Rickettes
1990
Film
Fire and Ice
Juliana (voice)
1983
Film
Powder
Maxine
1995
Series
Open All Night
Gretchen Feester
1981
Film
Bad
Mary Aiken
1977
Film
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Mrs. B
1997
Film
Shoot Out
Alma
1971
Film
Big Top Pee-wee
Midge Montana
1988
Film
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Vera
1981
Series
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
1989
Film
Angel
Solly Mosler
1984
Film
Wizards
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Film
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Aunt Cheryl
1981
Film
Fat City
Oma
1972
Film
From a Whisper to a Scream
Beth Chandler
1987
Film
Zandy's Bride
Marai Cordova
1974
Film
The Chipmunk Adventure
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
1987
Film
Avenging Angel
Solly Mosler
1985
Film
Subway Riders
Eleanor Langley
1981
Film
Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
2003
Film
Tapeheads
Nikki Morton
1988
Film
Islands in the Stream
Lil
1977
Film
Far from Home
Agnes Reed
1989
Film
Kid-Thing
Esther
2012
Film
Another Man, Another Chance
Alice
1977
Film
The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
1995
Film
Relax... It's Just Sex
Alicia
1998
Film
Motorama
Bartender
1991
Film
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Lee
1977
Film
Forbidden Zone
Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
1982
Film
The Killer Inside Me
Joyce Lakeland
1976
Film
Digital Man
Mildred
1995
Film
Liar's Moon
Lora Mae Bouvier
1982
Film
To Kill the King
Maggie Van Birchard
1974
Film
Poker Alice
Mad Mary
1987
Film
The Life of Sean DeLear
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Catch My Soul
Emilia
1974
Film
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
1981
Film
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
The Woman
1992
Film
Buddy Boy
Sal
2000
Film
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Jack
1971
Film
Thompson's Last Run
Pookie
1986
Film
Loose Shoes
Boobies
1978
Film
Jealousy
Dixie
1984
Film
The Boneyard Collection
High Priestess
2008
Film
The Christmas Star
Sara
1986
Film
Rockula
Chuck the Bartender
1990
Film
Fast-Walking
Evie
1982
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
Film
Lady of the House
Helen
1978
Film
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
Bunny
1983
Film
Racquet
Miss Baxter
1979
Film
September 30, 1955
Melba Lou
1977
Film
Document of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
1981
Film
Flexing with Monty
Mrs. Nog (voice)
2010
Film
The Steagle
Louise
1971
Film
The Underachievers
Mrs. Grant
1988
Film
Every Cake, Neil
1991
Film
Midnight Lace
Ann Galvin
1981
Film
Japan in Paris in L.A.
1996