Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer) 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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Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Guest starring as Annie Oates
- Episode 3x11: The Collector (Dec 3, 1977) [Special Guest Star]
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Susan Tyrrell
- Episode 1973-02-05: Up and Coming Newcomers (Feb 5, 1973)