Susan Tyrrell
Acting
Born: 1945-03-18 in San Francisco, California, USA
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
Bonanza
Jill Conway
Wings
Sconset Sal
Cow and Chicken
Madame DeBarge (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
Mona
Starsky & Hutch
Annie / Isabelle Oates
Baretta
The Hitchhiker
Doris
Kojak
Mary Torino
I Am Weasel
Madame DeBarge (voice)
The Chipmunk Adventure
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Extreme Ghostbusters
Achira (voice)
Mr. Novak
Phyllis Freuchen
The Patty Duke Show
Flesh + Blood
Celine
Nichols
Caralee
Fire and Ice
Juliana (voice)
Powder
Maxine
If Tomorrow Comes
Bertha
Flying High
Cry-Baby
Ramona Rickettes
Bad
Mary Aiken
Wizards
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Mrs. B
Angel
Solly Mosler
Fat City
Oma
Shoot Out
Alma
Avenging Angel
Solly Mosler
Big Top Pee-wee
Midge Montana
Subway Riders
Eleanor Langley
Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Aunt Cheryl
Zandy's Bride
Marai Cordova
Tapeheads
Nikki Morton
Poker Alice
Mad Mary
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Vera
Motorama
Bartender
Liar's Moon
Lora Mae Bouvier
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
Far from Home
Agnes Reed