Biography
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). 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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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1973 · nominated
Filmography46 titles
Tales from the Crypt
Bonanza
If Tomorrow Comes
Starsky & Hutch
Subway Riders
Kojak
Cow and Chicken
Fat City
Powder
Poker Alice
Wings
September 30, 1955
Extreme Ghostbusters
Thompson's Last Run
Fire and Ice
Flesh+Blood
Motorama
Cry-Baby
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Islands in the Stream
Another Man, Another Chance
Shoot Out
Kid-Thing
Zandy's Bride
The Patty Duke Show
Forbidden Zone
Wizards
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Angel
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
From a Whisper to a Scream
Fast-Walking
The Christmas Star
Far from Home
Liar's Moon
Tapeheads
Masked and Anonymous
Avenging Angel
The Steagle
Big Top Pee-wee
The Demolitionist
Rockula
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Jealousy
Loose Shoes
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me