Susan Tyrrell
Date of Death: June 16, 2012
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BIO
Tyrrell, perhaps best known for her film roles as Oma in Fat City, for which she was nominated for an Oscar, and in John Waters' Cry Baby, also appeared on Broadway in Cactus Flower (1965), King Lear (1968), A Cry of Players (1968), Time of Your Life (1969) and Camino Real (1970). She performed in a New York production of Time Out for Ginger opposite Art Carney, as well as The Rimers of Eldritch, and more.
On the screen, Tyrrell played roles in more than 75 movies and television shows, including Shoot Out, Baretta, Starsky and Hutck, Kojak, Angel, Avenging Angel, Masked and Anonymous, The Devil's Due at Midnight and most recently in Nathan and David Zellner's Kid-Thing (2012)
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
Shoot Out
[ 1971 ] Alma
[ 1971 ] Alma
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
[ 1971 ] Jack
[ 1971 ] Jack
The Steagle
[ 1971 ] Louise
[ 1971 ] Louise
Fat City
[ 1972 ] Oma
[ 1972 ] Oma
Catch My Soul
[ 1974 ] Emilia
[ 1974 ] Emilia
To Kill the King
[ 1974 ] Maggie Van Birchard
[ 1974 ] Maggie Van Birchard
Zandy's Bride
[ 1974 ] Maria Cordova
[ 1974 ] Maria Cordova
Another Man, Another Chance
[ 1977 ] Alice
[ 1977 ] Alice
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
[ 1977 ] Lee
[ 1977 ] Lee
Islands in the Stream
[ 1977 ] Lil
[ 1977 ] Lil
Bad
[ 1977 ] Mary Aiken
[ 1977 ] Mary Aiken
30-Sep-55
[ 1977 ] Melba Lou
[ 1977 ] Melba Lou
Racquet
[ 1979 ] Miss Baxter
[ 1979 ] Miss Baxter
Forbidden Zone
[ 1980 ] Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension, Ruth Henderson
[ 1980 ] Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension, Ruth Henderson
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
[ 1981 ] Cheryl Roberts
[ 1981 ] Cheryl Roberts
Subway Riders
[ 1981 ] Eleanor Langley
[ 1981 ] Eleanor Langley
Liar's Moon
[ 1981 ] Lora Mae Bouvier
[ 1981 ] Lora Mae Bouvier
Storie di ordinaria follia
[ 1981 ] Vera
[ 1981 ] Vera
Fast-Walking
[ 1982 ] Evie
[ 1982 ] Evie
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
[ 1983 ] Bunny
[ 1983 ] Bunny
Fire and Ice
[ 1983 ] Juliana
[ 1983 ] Juliana
Angel
[ 1983 ] Solly Mosler
[ 1983 ] Solly Mosler
The Killers
[ 1984 ] Susu, Second Ragpicker
[ 1984 ] Susu, Second Ragpicker
Flesh+Blood
[ 1985 ] Celine
[ 1985 ] Celine
Avenging Angel
[ 1985 ] Solly Mosler
[ 1985 ] Solly Mosler
The Christmas Star
[ 1986 ] Sara
[ 1986 ] Sara
From a Whisper to a Scream
[ 1987 ] Beth Chandler
[ 1987 ] Beth Chandler
The Chipmunk Adventure
[ 1987 ] Claudia Furschtien
[ 1987 ] Claudia Furschtien
The Under Achievers
[ 1987 ] Mrs. Grant
[ 1987 ] Mrs. Grant
Big Top Pee-wee
[ 1988 ] Midge Montana
[ 1988 ] Midge Montana
Tapeheads
[ 1988 ] Nikki Morton
[ 1988 ] Nikki Morton
Far from Home
[ 1989 ] Agnes Reed
[ 1989 ] Agnes Reed
Rockula
[ 1990 ] Chuck the Bartender
[ 1990 ] Chuck the Bartender
Cry-Baby
[ 1990 ] Ramona Rickettes
[ 1990 ] Ramona Rickettes
Motorama
[ 1991 ] Bartender
[ 1991 ] Bartender
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
[ 1992 ] The Woman
[ 1992 ] The Woman
Powder
[ 1995 ] Maxine
[ 1995 ] Maxine
The Demolitionist
[ 1995 ] Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
[ 1995 ] Mayor Eleanor Grimbaum
Digital Man
[ 1995 ] Mildred Hodges
[ 1995 ] Mildred Hodges
Pink as the Day She Was Born
[ 1997 ] Lana
[ 1997 ] Lana
Relax... It's Just Sex
[ 1998 ] Alicia Pillsbury
[ 1998 ] Alicia Pillsbury
Buddy Boy
[ 1999 ] Sal
[ 1999 ] Sal
Masked and Anonymous
[ 2003 ] Ella the Fortune Teller
[ 2003 ] Ella the Fortune Teller
The Boneyard Collection
[ 2008 ] High Priestess
[ 2008 ] High Priestess
Kid-Thing
[ 2012 ] Esther
[ 2012 ] Esther
TV Shows
Open All Night
Gretchen Feester
Gretchen Feester
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Susan Tyrrell been in?
Susan Tyrrell has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
How many West End shows has Susan Tyrrell been in?
Susan Tyrrell has not appeared in the West End
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