Celebrity Biographies
susan tyrrell
Susan Tyrrell reached the pinnacle of her career when she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Secondary for her role as Oma, the young alcoholic, in “Fat City, Golden City,” directed by maestro John Huston. She did not have many opportunities afterwards, but she took advantage of the few times that she was given a role with possibilities. The actress passed away on June 16, while she slept at her residence in Austin (Texas) at the age of 67. She had suffered from thrombocythemia, a rare disease that affects the bones, for a decade.
Born in San Francisco (California), on March 18, 1945, Susan Jillian Creamer was the daughter of an important agent for the acting representation company William Morris. Thus, she grew up surrounded by the glamor of Hollywood, so it is not surprising that she wanted to try her luck in the world of acting.
After a couple of roles in the New York theater and some television series, he made his film debut in a big way, thanks to his father’s influence. The great Henry Hatthaway gave her a role alongside Gregory Peck in Circle of Fire , where she was one of the women who orbited around the mobster the protagonist wanted revenge on. Already at that time, critics described her as a dangerous ‘scene stealer’, for which reason it was anticipated that she had a great future.
Shortly after, he confirmed his talent in 1972 at the hands of John Huston in Fat City, golden city , the story of two retired boxers ( Stacy Keach and Jeff Bridges ). She was nominated for an Oscar for best secondary for her role as Alma, a young woman addicted to alcohol. “Huston wanted Faye Dunaway for the role, but I told her that she would have more drama as a 26-year-old alcoholic than a 35-year-old and in the end she gave me the job,” the actress said in an interview.
However, he was one more victim of the so-called ‘Oscar curse’. Immediately after, she only got a job in the mediocre Catch My Soul and The Bought Wife , which did not have much acceptance. Marco Ferreri gave him a very small role in Ordinaria locura , and Franklin J. Schaffner another, also brief, in La isla del adiós . From time to time she had an episodic character in series like Kojak or Starsky and Hutch . She but she did not know her success again until 1984, when she played Solly Mosler, a foul-mouthed lesbian friend of the leading prostitute, in Angel, byRobert Vincent O’Neill , considered by some film buffs as a cult film. He went on to shoot a sequel, Angel 2 , which was also well received.
She brought a touch of humanity to the role of the selfish prostitute, coupled with the character of Rutger Hauer , the mercenary protagonist of Paul Verhoeven ‘s The Lords of Steel . Trash movie lovers will remember Tyrrell as Johnny Depp ‘s grandmother in John Waters ‘ Cry-Baby , her last outstanding performance.
At the beginning of the year 2000 his life took a tragic turn. After being diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia, a blood disorder, both legs had to be amputated. Even so, he continued working in the cinema, for which he was, among other characters, a fortune teller in Anonymous , along with Bob Dylan , Jeff Bridges and the Spanish Penélope Cruz . Shortly before his death, he was shooting a modest production entitled Kid-Thing , by the little-known David Zellner .