Susan Tyrrell was a commanding American character actress standing at exactly 5ft 2 ½ (158.8 cm), her petite stature amplifying her fierce screen presence in gritty roles.
This compact height of 5ft 2 ½ (158.8 cm) made her ideal for portraying tough, eccentric women who punched above their weight, as she herself confirmed in 1972: "I'm 5'2½ and I weigh 124 [pounds]."
Key highlights include her Oscar-nominated role in Fat City, memorable parts in Shoot Out, Cry-Baby, and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, plus her 1992 one-woman show Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta.