person

Susan Tyrrell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-03-18

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Susan Tyrrell

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."

Also Known For

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Angel

Apr 19, 1984

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Big Top Pee-wee

Jul 22, 1988

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Masked and Anonymous

Jul 25, 2003

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Tapeheads

Oct 21, 1988

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Flesh + Blood

Aug 30, 1985

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Cry-Baby

Apr 06, 1990

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Far from Home

Jun 30, 1989

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The Christmas Star

Dec 14, 1986

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The Killer Inside Me

Oct 01, 1976

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Forbidden Zone

Mar 15, 1980

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Fast-Walking

May 11, 1982

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Fat City

Jul 26, 1972

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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Jul 14, 1977

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From a Whisper to a Scream

Sep 25, 1987

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Bad

May 04, 1977

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Avenging Angel

Jan 11, 1985

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Motorama

Sep 10, 1991

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Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

Jul 01, 1997

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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Nov 20, 1981

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Tales of Ordinary Madness

Sep 11, 1981

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September 30, 1955

Aug 19, 1977

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Islands in the Stream

Mar 09, 1977

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Kid-Thing

Jan 23, 2012

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Relax... It's Just Sex

Jun 28, 1998

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Liar's Moon

Jan 15, 1982

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Every Cake, Neil

Jan 01, 1991

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Rockula

Feb 23, 1990

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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Sep 15, 1971

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Zandy's Bride

May 19, 1974

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Shoot Out

Jul 02, 1971

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The Demolitionist

Mar 09, 1995

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Buddy Boy

Mar 24, 2000

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Japan in Paris in L.A.

Jan 01, 1996

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Another Man, Another Chance

Sep 28, 1977

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Poker Alice

May 21, 1987

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Subway Riders

Apr 02, 1981

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The Underachievers

Jun 01, 1988

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Catch My Soul

Mar 22, 1974

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Pink as the Day She Was Born

Jul 04, 1997

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Racquet

Dec 30, 1979

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Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Mar 04, 1981

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Flexing with Monty

Jan 05, 2010

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Lady of the House

Nov 14, 1978

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The Life of Sean DeLear

Jun 20, 2024

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Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta

Mar 11, 1992

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Digital Man

Sep 05, 1995

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What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

Jan 01, 1983

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The Chipmunk Adventure

May 22, 1987

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Document of the Dead

Jan 19, 1981

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Powder

Oct 27, 1995

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To Kill the King

Sep 13, 1974

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Thompson's Last Run

Feb 16, 1986

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The Steagle

Sep 15, 1971

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Loose Shoes

Sep 01, 1978

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Wizards

Feb 09, 1977

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The Boneyard Collection

Jan 01, 2008

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Fire and Ice

Mar 25, 1983

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Jealousy

Jan 23, 1984

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Midnight Lace

Feb 09, 1981

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Starsky & Hutch

Sep 10, 1975

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Tales from the Crypt

Jun 10, 1989

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Kojak

Oct 24, 1973

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Cow and Chicken

Sep 16, 1997

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The Hitchhiker

Nov 23, 1983

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The Patty Duke Show

Sep 18, 1963

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Mr. Novak

Sep 24, 1963

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Open All Night

Nov 28, 1981

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Flying High

Sep 29, 1978

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Baretta

Jan 17, 1975

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Extreme Ghostbusters

Sep 01, 1997

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Nichols

Sep 16, 1971

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I Am Weasel

Jul 22, 1997

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If Tomorrow Comes

Mar 16, 1986

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Wings

Apr 19, 1990

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Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

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Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

Jan 01, 1989