Susan Sarandon is an Academy Award winning Hollywood actress best known for her roles in ‘Thelma and Louise’ and ‘Dead Man Walking.’ This biography provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
Susan Sarandon
@Actresses, Timeline and Life
Oct 4, 1946
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: October 4, 1946
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
- City/State: New Yorkers
- Spouses: Chris Sarandon (m. 1967–1979)
- Siblings: Phillip L. Tomalin Jr.
- Known as: Susan Abigail Sarandon
Susan Sarandon born at
Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
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Birth Place
She married actor Chris Sarandon in 1967 and divorced him in 1979.
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Personal Life
She had a relationship with the Italian filmmaker, Franco Amurri with whom she had a daughter in 1985.
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Personal Life
She was in a long term relationship with actor Tim Robbins from 1988 to 2009. They had two sons.
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Personal Life
She was born as Susan Abigail Tomalin as the first of nine children to Lenora Marie and Philip Leslie Tomalin. Her father was an advertising executive and television producer. She is of mixed ancestry.
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Childhood & Early Life
She graduated from Edison High School in 1964, and then attended the Catholic University of America till 1968.
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Childhood & Early Life
She accompanied her husband Chris Sarandon whom she had wed in 1967 to a casting call for the movie �€˜Joe�€™. She decided to audition even though she had never before given a thought to acting as a career. She bagged a major supporting role in the film.
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Career
Her debut film, �€˜Joe�€™ was out in 1970. She played Melissa in the drama film which went on to become a critical as well as a commercial success. She received several film offers following this.
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Career
After appearing in various films over the early 1970s, she got her breakthrough role in 1975. She played Janet Weiss in the musical comedy horror, �€˜The Rocky Horror Picture Show�€™ which was a tribute to horror B movies.
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Career
In 1977 she played Catherine Alexander, a sweet and trusting young woman in the drama, �€˜The Other Side of Midnight�€™. The story revolves around a scheming air force pilot who attempts to murder his wife in order to be with his ex-girlfriend.
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Career
She played a young Canadian woman in the 1980 French Canadian romantic crime film, �€˜Atlantic City�€™. The film was a huge critical success which won several awards. Sarandon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role.
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Career
She starred opposite Sean Penn in the crime drama �€˜Dead Man Walking�€™ in which she played the role of Sister Helen Prejean who forms a special bond with a death row inmate. She was much appreciated for this role which earned her several awards and accolades.
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Major Works
In the legal thriller �€˜The Client�€™, she played a recovering alcoholic lawyer hired to defend a man who unwittingly becomes involved in a murder case. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for this role.
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Major Works