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Susan Tyrrell
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."
15
Films
6.1
Avg Score
Filmography (15)
Masked and Anonymous
53
as Ella the Fortune Teller
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
48
as Mrs. B
Powder
66
as Maxine
Cry-Baby
65
as Ramona Rickettes
Big Top Pee-wee
51
as Midge Montana
From a Whisper to a Scream
57
as Beth Chandler
The Chipmunk Adventure
72
as Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Avenging Angel
49
as Solly Mosler
Flesh + Blood
67
as Celine
Angel
58
as Solly Mosler
Fire and Ice
65
as Juliana (voice)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
63
as Aunt Cheryl
Bad
60
as Mary Aiken
Wizards
63
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fat City
72
as Oma