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