Biography
Ironically, Susan Tyrrell began her career as a teenager playing the ingénue in the stage comedy "Time Out for Ginger" opposite Art Carney. After settling in New York City, however, she began to excel at playing women of questionable virtue in stage productions like "The Time of Your Life" and "Camino Real." In John Huston's "Fat City" (1972), Tyrrell offered a brilliant characterization of an alcoholic involved in an interracial romance, for …
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Career Milestones
2003 | Cast as Ella the Fortune Teller in Larry Charles' "Masked and Anonymous" | |
1999 | Acted in the psychological thriller "Buddy Boy" | |
1999 | Made cameo as the mother of a lesbian in "Relax, It's Just Sex" | |
1998 | Stared in the L.A. premiere of Martin Sherman's play "A Table for a King" | |
1997 | Voiced the character Achira on the syndicated animated series "Extreme Ghostbusters" | |
1995 | Co-starred in HBO original film "Comes the Dawn" | |
1991 | Wrote and performed the one-woman show "My Rotten Life" | |
1990 | Played the title character's (Johnny Depp) grandmother in "Cry-Baby," written and directed by John Waters | |
1988 | Played Midge Montana in the comedy sequel "Big Top Pee-wee" | |
1988 | Co-starred in CBS miniseries "Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods" | |
1987 | Appeared opposite Elizabeth Taylor in the CBS movie "Poker Alice" | |
1986 | Starred in the acclaimed L.A. production of Tom Eyen's "Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down" staged by Ron Link | |
1985 | Acted in the ABC crime drama "MacGruder and Loud" | |
1985 | Reprised her role as the lesbian landlady in the sequel "Avenging Angel" | |
1984 | Cast as the lesbian landlady to the titular "Angel," a teenaged hooker played by Donna Wilkes | |
1983 | Provided character voices for the animated feature "Fire and Ice" | |
1981 | Series debut as a regular, played George Dzundza's wife on the ABC sitcom "Open All Night" | |
1980 | Appeared with Anne Archer in "A Couple of White Chicks Sitting Around Talking" | |
1979 | Co-starred in the Broadway play "Father's Day"; opened and closed on the same night | |
1978 | Made TV debut in the NBC movie "Lady of the House" | |
1973 | Co-starred in "Catch My Soul," a musical based on Shakespeare's "Othello" | |
1972 | Landed breakthrough film role in "Fat City," directed by John Huston; received Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination as the blowsy alcoholic involved in an interracial romance | |
1971 | Made feature film debut in "The Steagle" | |
1969 | Worked off-Broadway and in Lincoln Center productions, frequently cast as trollops and fallen women in such plays as "Camino Real" and "The Time of Your Life" | |
1962 | Won lead role in the touring company of "Time Out for Ginger", co-starring Art Carney; profiled by LOOK magazine | |
| Raised in New Canaan, CT | ||
Awards
1972 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Fat City |