Susan Tyrrell
American actress (1945-2012) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
Susan Tyrrell 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).
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Flexing with MontyFilm, Mrs. Nog (voice)2003
Masked and AnonymousFilm, Ella the Fortune Teller1998
Relax... It's Just SexFilm, Alicia1997
Cow and ChickenSeries, Madame DeBarge (voice)1995
Digital ManFilm, Mildred1990
WingsSeries, Sconset Sal
Cry-BabyFilm, 1990Ramona Rickettes1989
Skip E. Lowe Looks at HollywoodSeries
Far from HomeFilm, 1989Agnes Reed1987
From a Whisper to a ScreamFilm, Beth Chandler1985
Avenging AngelFilm, Solly Mosler1983
The HitchhikerSeries, Doris
Fire and IceFilm, 1983Juliana (voice)1982
Fast-WalkingFilm, Evie1981
Open All NightSeries, Gretchen Feester1978
Flying HighSeries
Loose ShoesFilm, 1978Boobies1976
The Killer Inside MeFilm, Joyce Lakeland1975
BarettaSeries1974
Zandy's BrideFilm, Marai Cordova1971
NicholsSeries, Caralee
Shoot OutFilm, 1971Alma1963
Mr. NovakSeries, Phyllis Freuchen1959
BonanzaSeries, Jill Conway1945Born18 March 1945People around Susan
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Danny Elfman Wrote Big Top Pee-wee and Forbidden Zone
Paul Verhoeven Directed Flesh and Blood (1987)
Nancy Cartwright Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
Lynne Marie Stewart Also in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)- William Asher Directed Night Warning (1982)
Andy Warhol Produced Andy Warhol's Bad (1977)
Drew Barrymore Also in Motorama and Far from Home
Jeff Bridges Also in Fat City and Masked and Anonymous
Rutger Hauer Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
John Waters Directed Cry-Baby (1990)
Bruno Kirby Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood- Brion James Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
Lawrence Tierney Also in Bad and From a Whisper to a Scream
Jerry Weintraub Produced September 30, 1955 (1978)
Clu Gulager Also in From a Whisper to a Scream and Tapeheads
Héctor Alterio Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
Julia Duffy Also in Night Warning (1982)
Larry Charles Directed Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Lee Philips Directed Windmills of the Gods (1988)
Roger Birnbaum Produced Powder (1996)
Siobhan Hayes Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
Blanca Marsillach Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
John Dennis Johnston Also in Flesh and Blood and Flesh + Blood
Jimmy McNichol Also in Night Warning (1982)
Known for
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Powder 1995
Fat City 1972
The Chipmunk Adventure 1987
Fire and Ice 1983
Motorama 1991
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
79 credits on file
Television 17
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About this person
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."
