Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Actor
Date of birth: March 18, 1945Date of death: June 16, 2012 (67)City: San Francisco, California, USA

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

44 roles
2010s1 role
2000s2 roles
1990s8 roles
1995PowderMaxine★ 7.0Movie
1980s21 roles
1989Far from HomeAgnes Reed★ 5.5Movie
1988TapeheadsNikki Morton★ 5.3Movie
1970s12 roles
1977Islands in the StreamLil★ 6.5Movie
1977BadMary Aiken★ 6.3Movie