Susan Tyrrell
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Susan Tyrrell (born March 18, c. 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress of Irish descent.
Her father was a top agent at one time with the William Morris firm (talent agency). She built up her resumé in summer stock and regional plays, usually cast in standard ingénue roles, although her theatre roles would grow larger once she came to New York City.
Her movie debut was in the film Shoot Out (1971). Her best known role is as Oma in Fat City, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in 1972.
In early 2000, she suffered the loss of both legs as a result of blood clots due to the rare blood disease essential thrombocythemia. She has continued to work, playing Ella the Fortune Teller in Masked and Anonymous (2003) and the High Priestess in The Devil's Due at Midnight (2004).
She is sometimes credited as Susan Tyrell in her early films.
Selected filmography
- The Devil's Due At Midnight (2004)
- Masked and Anonymous (2003)
- Relax, It's Just Sex (1998)
- Cry Baby (1990)
- Document of the Dead (1989)
- Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
- The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
- Forbidden Zone (1980)
- Andy Warhol's Bad (1977)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
- Wizards (1977)
- Fat City (1972)
- Shoot Out (1971)