Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 18, 1945
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
- Susan Tyrell
- Susan Jillian Creamer
- Сюзан Тайррелл
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."
Known For - Movies
Powder
as Maxine
Shoot Out
as Alma
Cry-Baby
as Ramona Rickettes
Fire and Ice
as Juliana (voice)
Forbidden Zone
as Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
Wizards
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Flesh + Blood
as Celine
Big Top Pee-wee
as Midge Montana
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
as Mrs. B
Angel
as Solly Mosler
