Susan Tyrrell

Birth Name:

Susan Jillian Creamer

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Composer

Best known for her role as Oma in 1972 boxing film "Fat City․"
Had both legs amputated below the knee in 2000 due to essential thrombocythemia
Began her career on stage in 1962 in the play "Time Out for Ginger․"
Quote: "I don't like beautiful people, but I find beauty in the grotesque․ And in the sweet soul inside someone who has been able to get through their life without being a rat's ass․"
Frequently appeared as a sexpot in off-Broadway performances
Participated as a member of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center
Wrote a one-woman autobiographical play in 1989, "My Rotten Life: A Bitter Operetta․"

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