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Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon, (/səˈrændən/; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946), is an acclaimed American actor and activist. Sarandon's breakthrough was with the film 'Joe' in 1970, subsequently featuring on popular soap operas 'A World Apart' and 'Search for Tomorrow'. The spotlight was on her for her role as 'Janet Weiss' in cult classic 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Since then, Sarandon has been part of several prestigious films including 'Atlantic City', 'Thelma & Louise', 'Lorenzo's Oil', and 'The Client', earning multiple Oscar nomination and ultimately winning for 'Dead Man Walking'. Other notable films encompass 'The Witches of Eastwick', 'Bull Durham', 'Little Women', and 'Stepmom'. Sarandon is also recognizable for her television work, bagging six Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for guest roles on 'Friends' and 'Malcolm in the Middle', and appearing on noteworthy series like 'Feud'. Sarandon was not just limited to acting but also known for her social and political activism. She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 and received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Susan Abigail Tomalin
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: October 4, 1946
Occupations: Actor, Activist
Years Active: 1970-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Chris Sarandon
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Awards and Nominations Received by Susan Sarandon
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Actress)
Igby Goes DownMovies Featuring Susan Sarandon
Thelma & Louise
Atlantic City
James and the Giant Peach
Lorenzo's Oil
Fearless
Arbitrage
Dead Man Walking
Igby Goes Down
Blue Beetle
The Witches of Eastwick
Light Sleeper
White Palace
Ping Pong Summer
Solitary Man
The Company You Keep
Robot and Frank
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Snitch
The Hunger
Jolt
3 Generations
Viper Club
Bull Durham
The Banger Sisters
Enchanted
Maybe I Do
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
The Calling
The Client
Moonlight Mile
Blackbird
Elizabethtown
Tammy
The Meddler
Pretty Baby
A Bad Moms Christmas
Little Women
Stepmom
The Jesus Rolls
Ride the Eagle
Anywhere But Here
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Romance & Cigarettes
Mr. Woodcock
Noel
Survivors Guide to Prison
Compromising Positions
The January Man
King of the Gypsies
The Fabulous Four
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
The Gutter
The Six Triple Eight
Nonnas
You Don’t Know Jack
Fight for Your Right Revisited
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Peacock
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
Robot & Frank
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Unity
Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery
Legacy
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
Roger Vivier’s Jewels to Shoes
VHYes
Light Keeps Me Company
Broken Child
Ghosts of Attica
The Concert for New York City
Dirty Pictures
Goodnight Moon
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
The Jesus Rolls
The Education of Gore Vidal
Shall We Dance?
The Exonerated
Irresistible
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Ice Bound
Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune
Secrets of the Code
Bernard and Doris
Who Am I This Time?
Emotional Arithmetic
Loving Couples
Tempest
The Buddy System
Beauty and the Beast
A.D.
Mussolini and I
Women of Valor
Sweet Hearts Dance
Cher: In Her Own Words
The Trust Fall: Julian Assange
Forty Winks
Sweet Hearts Dance
The Front Page
The Great Smokey Roadblock
One Woman, One Vote
The Celluloid Closet
The Great Waldo Pepper
Safe Passage
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
School of Assassins
Lovin’ Molly
The Other Side of Midnight
Dragonfly
Earthly Possessions
Lady Liberty
PoliWood
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
The Haunting of Rosalind
Middle of Nowhere
Our Friend, Martin
Joe
De “Matrix” à “Sense8”, la révolution Wachowski
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a
Thelma et Louise, un western féministe
The Apprentice
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Solitary Man
Career Timeline
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2025
Nonnas
Gia
Thelma et Louise, un western féministe
Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2024
The Fabulous Four
Lou
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Shades
The Gutter
Linda Curson
The Six Triple Eight
Eleanor Roosevelt
De “Matrix” à “Sense8”, la révolution Wachowski
Self (archive footage)
2021
Jolt
Woman with No Name
Ride the Eagle
Honey
Cher: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Grace Donovan
Roger Vivier’s Jewels to Shoes
Drama Teacher
VHYes
Tracy Beth
The Jesus Rolls
Jean
2018
Viper Club
Helen
Survivors Guide to Prison
Narrator
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Grace Donovan
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
Aunt Agatha (voice) / Mom Shopper (voice)
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Mother
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
Narrator (voice)
2006
The Exonerated
Sunny Jacobs
Irresistible
Sophie Hartley
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Code
Narrator (voice)
Bernard and Doris
Doris Duke
2003
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
Ice Bound
Dr. Jerri Nielsen
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Broken Child
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dirty Pictures
Self
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Narrator (voice)
1999
Anywhere But Here
Earthly Possessions
Charlotte Emory
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Narrator (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
Mrs. Clark (voice)
1995
Dead Man Walking
One Woman, One Vote
Narrator (voice)
The Celluloid Closet
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
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