Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Jillian Creamer

Birth Date

3/18/1945 (Age 67)

Birth Place

San Francisco, California, USA

Death Date

6/16/2012

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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."

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Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

19

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Maxine

Celine

Aunt Cheryl

Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension

Solly Mosler

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Richard Elfman

Richard Elfman

2 films together

Robert Vincent O'Neil

Robert Vincent O'Neil

2 films together

John Waters

John Waters

2 films together

Janice Karman

Janice Karman

3 films together

Marco Ferreri

Marco Ferreri

2 films together

Matthew Bright

Matthew Bright

2 films together

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