Acting
Susan Tyrrell
Born 1945-03-18
San Francisco, California, USA
Department: Acting
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). 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
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Cry-Baby
1990
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Tales from the Crypt
1989
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Bonanza
1959
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Powder
1995
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Cow and Chicken
1997
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Wings
1990
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Flesh + Blood
1985
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Starsky & Hutch
1975
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Fire and Ice
1983
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I Am Weasel
1997
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (79 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Life of Sean DeLear | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Kid-Thing | Esther | Movie | 2012 |
 | Flexing with Monty | Mrs. Nog (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Boneyard Collection | High Priestess | Movie | 2008 |
 | Masked and Anonymous | Ella the Fortune Teller | Movie | 2003 |
 | Buddy Boy | Sal | Movie | 2000 |
 | Relax... It's Just Sex | Alicia | Movie | 1998 |
 | Cow and Chicken | Madame DeBarge (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Achira (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | I Am Weasel | Madame DeBarge (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
| Pink as the Day She Was Born | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | Mrs. B | Movie | 1997 |
 | Japan in Paris in L.A. | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Powder | Maxine | Movie | 1995 |
 | Digital Man | Mildred | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Demolitionist | Eleanor Grimbaum | Movie | 1995 |
 | Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta | The Woman | Movie | 1992 |
| Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta | Lyricist | Movie | 1992 |
| Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta | Book | Movie | 1992 |
| Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Motorama | Bartender | Movie | 1991 |
 | Every Cake, Neil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Wings | Sconset Sal | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Cry-Baby | Ramona Rickettes | Movie | 1990 |
 | Rockula | Chuck the Bartender | Movie | 1990 |
 | Far from Home | Agnes Reed | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Mona | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Tapeheads | Nikki Morton | Movie | 1988 |
 | Big Top Pee-wee | Midge Montana | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Underachievers | Mrs. Grant | Movie | 1988 |
 | From a Whisper to a Scream | Beth Chandler | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Claudia Furschtien (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Poker Alice | Mad Mary | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Christmas Star | Sara | Movie | 1986 |
 | If Tomorrow Comes | Bertha | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Thompson's Last Run | Pookie | Movie | 1986 |
 | Flesh + Blood | Celine | Movie | 1985 |
 | Avenging Angel | Solly Mosler | Movie | 1985 |
 | Jealousy | Dixie | Movie | 1984 |
 | Angel | Solly Mosler | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Hitchhiker | Doris | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Fire and Ice | Juliana (voice) | Movie | 1983 |
 | What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon | Bunny | Movie | 1983 |
 | Fast-Walking | Evie | Movie | 1982 |
 | Forbidden Zone | Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension | Movie | 1982 |
 | Liar's Moon | Lora Mae Bouvier | Movie | 1982 |
 | Open All Night | Gretchen Feester | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | Aunt Cheryl | Movie | 1981 |
 | Tales of Ordinary Madness | Vera | Movie | 1981 |
 | Subway Riders | Eleanor Langley | Movie | 1981 |
 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Midnight Lace | Ann Galvin | Movie | 1981 |
 | Document of the Dead | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Racquet | Miss Baxter | Movie | 1979 |
 | Lady of the House | Helen | Movie | 1978 |
 | Flying High | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Loose Shoes | Boobies | Movie | 1978 |
 | Another Man, Another Chance | Alice | Movie | 1977 |
 | September 30, 1955 | Melba Lou | Movie | 1977 |
 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Lee | Movie | 1977 |
 | Bad | Mary Aiken | Movie | 1977 |
 | Islands in the Stream | Lil | Movie | 1977 |
 | Wizards | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Killer Inside Me | Joyce Lakeland | Movie | 1976 |
 | Starsky & Hutch | Annie / Isabelle Oates | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Baretta | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | To Kill the King | Maggie Van Birchard | Movie | 1974 |
 | Zandy's Bride | Marai Cordova | Movie | 1974 |
 | Catch My Soul | Emilia | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kojak | Mary Torino | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Fat City | Oma | Movie | 1972 |
 | Nichols | Caralee | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Jack | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Steagle | Louise | Movie | 1971 |
 | Shoot Out | Alma | Movie | 1971 |
 | Mr. Novak | Phyllis Freuchen | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Patty Duke Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Bonanza | Jill Conway | TV Series | 1959 |