Susan Sarandon

Biography

Born 10/04/1946

As well known for her political activism as for her varied screen roles, actress Susan Sarandon defied being stereotyped in both her career and her personal life. The former Ford model, often playing seductive older women, demonstrated throughout her career considerable range and fearlessness...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received ShoWest Award for Humanitarian of the Year
  • In 1996, received Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • In 1996, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Highlights

  • In 2009, Returned to Broadway after more than 30 years as the elder ex-wife of a dying monarch, portrayed by Aussie actor Geoffrey Rush, in Eugene Ionesco's drama "Exit The King"
  • In 2008, Portrayed tobacco millionairess Doris Duke in the HBO film, "Bernard and Doris"; earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress in a TV-movie
  • In 2008, Played Mom Racer in the Wachowski brothers' live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese series "Speed Racer"

Family & Companions

  • Franco Amurri: father of Sarandon's daughter
  • Louis Malle: had two-year relationship in the late 1970s; directed Sarandon in "Pretty Baby" (1978) and "Atlantic City" (1980)
  • Sean Penn: together briefly in 1984

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