Susan Tyrrell
Actor
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."
Filmography
Powder
as Maxine 1995
Flesh + Blood
as Celine 1985
Fire and Ice
as Juliana (voice) 1983
Wizards
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1977
Fat City
as Oma 1972
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
as Aunt Cheryl 1981
Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge Montana 1988
Angel
as Solly Mosler 1984
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
as Mrs. B 1997
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Claudia Furschtien (voice) 1987
Forbidden Zone
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension 1980
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Beth Chandler 1987
Shoot Out
as Alma 1971
Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Vera 1981
Motorama
as Bartender 1991
Tapeheads
as Nikki Morton 1988