Cast & creator
Susan Tyrrell
Best known for Bonanza, Wings, Cow and Chicken
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."
Also known as: Susan Tyrell, Susan Jillian Creamer, Сюзан Тайррелл
62
film credits
17
television credits
76
1959–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
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Bonanza
Jill Conway
1959
Wings
Sconset Sal
1990
Cow and Chicken
Madame DeBarge (voice)
1997
Starsky & Hutch
Annie / Isabelle Oates
1975
Tales from the Crypt
Mona
1989
The Hitchhiker
Doris
1983
Kojak
Mary Torino
1973
Baretta
1975
I Am Weasel
Madame DeBarge (voice)
1997
Mr. Novak
Phyllis Freuchen
1963
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Extreme Ghostbusters
Achira (voice)
1997
Nichols
Caralee
1971
Flying High
1978
Fire and Ice
Juliana (voice)
1983
If Tomorrow Comes
Bertha
1986
Flesh + Blood
Celine
1985
Cry-Baby
Ramona Rickettes
1990
Powder
Maxine
1995
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction
Mrs. B
1997
Open All Night
Gretchen Feester
1981
Bad
Mary Aiken
1977
Big Top Pee-wee
Midge Montana
1988
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Vera
1981
Angel
Solly Mosler
1984
The Chipmunk Adventure
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
1987
Fat City
Oma
1972
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Lee
1977
Wizards
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Another Man, Another Chance
Alice
1977
Shoot Out
Alma
1971
Subway Riders
Eleanor Langley
1981
The Demolitionist
Eleanor Grimbaum
1995
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Aunt Cheryl
1981
Digital Man
Mildred
1995
Liar's Moon
Lora Mae Bouvier
1982
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
1981
Masked and Anonymous
Ella the Fortune Teller
2003
Avenging Angel
Solly Mosler
1985
Relax... It's Just Sex
Alicia
1998
To Kill the King
Maggie Van Birchard
1974
Tapeheads
Nikki Morton
1988
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
1989
Islands in the Stream
Lil
1977
From a Whisper to a Scream
Beth Chandler
1987
The Killer Inside Me
Joyce Lakeland
1976
Far from Home
Agnes Reed
1989
Forbidden Zone
Queen Doris of the Sixth Dimension
1982
Zandy's Bride
Marai Cordova
1974
Fast-Walking
Evie
1982
Poker Alice
Mad Mary
1987
Loose Shoes
Boobies
1978
Document of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
1981
The Christmas Star
Sara
1986
Thompson's Last Run
Pookie
1986
The Boneyard Collection
High Priestess
2008Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Jack
1971
The Underachievers
Mrs. Grant
1988
Every Cake, Neil
1991
Buddy Boy
Sal
2000
The Life of Sean DeLear
Self (archive footage)
2024
Jealousy
Dixie
1984
Rockula
Chuck the Bartender
1990
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
Bunny
1983
The Steagle
Louise
1971
September 30, 1955
Melba Lou
1977
Racquet
Miss Baxter
1979
Lady of the House
Helen
1978
Flexing with Monty
Mrs. Nog (voice)
2010
Motorama
Bartender
1991
Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
The Woman
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
Book
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
Lyricist
1992Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
Writer
1992
Midnight Lace
Ann Galvin
1981
Kid-Thing
Esther
2012
Catch My Soul
Emilia
1974