Trivia

In interviews shared that she experienced "a traumatic sexual incident" with John Huston that forever damaged her.

Like Goldie Hawn and Karen Black, Tyrrell received her strongest accolades at the very start of her career. She was only 27-years-old when she received her first and only Academy Award nomination.

After performing in regional theater throughout California as a teenager, Susan Tyrrell made her Broadway debut at the age of 17.

Was a close friend of Andy Warhol superstar Candy Darling, whom she met at Metropolitan Hospital in the 1970s.

Directed by four Academy Award winners: John Huston, Franklin J. Schaffner, Paul Sylbert, and Claude Lelouch.

Was a painter. Included in her work are series of portraits entitled Fags and Dykes, and illustrations from the Kama Sutra.

With Oingo Boingo, wrote the words to "Witch's Egg", a song she performed in Forbidden Zone (1980).

Moved to Morocco shortly after her success with Fat City (1972).

At the time of her death, she was survived by her niece, Amy Sweet; two sisters, Candace Creamer Sweet and Carole Creamer Davenport; a half-brother, Peter Creamer, and her mother, Gillian Tyrrell Creamer but she died shortly after.

Had a considerable success while at Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (now Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts), playing a variety of trollops, dysfunctionals and drunks.

Tested for a role in Lenny (1974).