Profile
Susan Sarandon
Actress + Activist
Female
Born
Oct 4, 1946
Age
66
Hometown
New York City
Alma Mater
Catholic Universi...
Other Names
Tomalin, Susan Ab...
Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in movies and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before… Read More
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Romance
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John LeoneDated 1961 - 1962
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John R LeoneDated
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Franco AmurriDated
Family
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Susan Sarandon
Age 66
parents
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Phillip Leslie TomalinFather, Age 95
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Leonora Marie CriscioneMother
children
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Jack Henry RobbinsSon, Age 24
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Miles RobbinsSon, Age 21
News + Updates
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Mark Wahlberg's Major SuccessHuffington Post - Apr 28, 2013
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Susan Sarandon Did What With Her Daughter?Huffington Post - Apr 27, 2013
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Emma Gray: Why Women In Hollywood Aren't Allowed To AgeHuffington Post - Apr 26, 2013
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Susan Sarandon Reveals How She Really Feels About MarriageHuffington Post - Apr 17, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Susan Sarandon.
CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Born on October 4, 1946.
TEENAGE
She grew up in Edison, New Jersey, where she graduated from Edison High School in 1964.
TWENTIES
1969
22 Years Old
In 1969, Sarandon went to a casting call for the motion picture Joe, with her then-husband Chris Sarandon.
Although he did not get a part, she was given a major co-starring role in the film, which was released in 1970.
1974
27 Years Old
In 1974, Sarandon co-starred in The Front Page with the comedy duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and played Anthony Perkins' neglected wife in Lovin' Molly.
1975
28 Years Old
In 1975, she starred as Janet in the cult favorite musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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THIRTIES
1978
31 Years Old
In 1978, following their separation, Sarandon stated "I no longer believe in marriage" in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine.
1979
32 Years Old
Their divorce was finalized in 1979 and she retained Sarandon as her stage name.
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1983
36 Years Old
In 1983, she appeared in Tony Scott's The Hunger, which generated controversy due to her lesbian love scene with Catherine Deneuve.
1985
38 Years Old
She gave birth to their daughter, actress Eva Amurri, on March 15, 1985.
FORTIES
1987
40 Years Old
In 1987, Sarandon played the role of Jane in the dark comedy/fantasy film The Witches of Eastwick, opposite Jack Nicholson.
One of her biggest commercial successes came in 1988 when she starred in Bull Durham.
1989
42 Years Old
In 1989, Sarandon co-starred with Marlon Brando in A Dry White Season, followed by White Palace (1990) with James Spader.
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FIFTIES
2000
53 Years Old
During the 2000 election, Sarandon supported Ralph Nader's run for President, serving as a co-chair of the National Steering Committee of Nader 2000.
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Sarandon and Robbins both took an early stance against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, with Sarandon stating that she was firmly against the concept of the war as a pre-emptive strike.
2004
57 Years Old
In 2004, Sarandon served on the advisory committee for the group 2004 Racism Watch.
2005
58 Years Old
She hosted a section of the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2005.
In 2006, she was one of eight women selected to carry in the Olympic flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, in Turin, Italy.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2007
60 Years Old
In January 2007, she appeared with Robbins and Jane Fonda at an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. in support of a Congressional measure to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.
2008
61 Years Old
In the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Sarandon and Tim Robbins campaigned for John Edwards in the New Hampshire communities of Hampton, Bedford and Dover.
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On March 12, 2011, Sarandon spoke before a crowd in Madison, Wisconsin during a protest of Governor Scott Walker and his "Budget Repair Bill".
2012
65 Years Old
In 2012, Sarandon's audiobook performance of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding was released at Audible.com.
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