This page will contain additional articles about Susan Sarandon, as they become available.Susan SarandonSarandon in The Banger SistersSusan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award winning American actress. Born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York, New York, she attended The Catholic University of America in 1964, where she met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon, whom she would divorce fifteen years later while still retaining her married name as her stage name. In 1970 she went to a cattle call for the film Joe with Chris and, although he did not get a part, Susan received the major role of the disaffected teen who disappears into the seedy underworld. She did not follow up on the success of that movie, taking roles in lesser films such as Lovin' Molly; it was five more years before she appeared in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult classic. That same year, she also played the female lead in The Great Waldo Pepper, opposite Robert Redford. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1980 for Atlantic City, but was still not a "household name" until the 1988 film Bull Durham. It was while filming that movie that she met actor Tim Robbins, with whom she established a relationship that continues to this day (as of 2004). Sarandon received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996 for Dead Man Walking. Her recent movies include Stepmom (1998), Anywhere But Here (1999), Cradle Will Rock (1999) (portraying Mussolini's mistress), and The Banger Sisters (2002). Sarandon has three children: actress Eva Amurri (born 1985) by Franco Amurri; and John Henry (born 1989) and Miles (born 1992) by Robbins. Sarandon and Robbins are also noted for their involvement in liberal political causes. Academy Awards and nominations
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Sarandon and Robbins are also noted for their involvement in liberal political causes. She has also acted on Broadway (Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing) and in many other stage productions, as well as acting in made-for-TV movies and feature films such as Cold Turkey. Sarandon has three children: actress Eva Amurri (born 1985) by Franco Amurri; and John Henry (born 1989) and Miles (born 1992) by Robbins. Stapleton is not related to Maureen Stapleton. Her recent movies include Stepmom (1998), Anywhere But Here (1999), Cradle Will Rock (1999) (portraying Mussolini's mistress), and The Banger Sisters (2002). Her awards for the show include three Emmys and three Golden Globes. Sarandon received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996 for Dead Man Walking. She best known for her portrayal of the long-suffering yet devoted wife and mother Edith Bunker on the popular and groundbreaking 1970s sitcom All in the Family. It was while filming that movie that she met actor Tim Robbins, with whom she established a relationship that continues to this day (as of 2004). Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1980 for Atlantic City, but was still not a "household name" until the 1988 film Bull Durham. That same year, she also played the female lead in The Great Waldo Pepper, opposite Robert Redford. She did not follow up on the success of that movie, taking roles in lesser films such as Lovin' Molly; it was five more years before she appeared in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult classic. In 1970 she went to a cattle call for the film Joe with Chris and, although he did not get a part, Susan received the major role of the disaffected teen who disappears into the seedy underworld. Born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York, New York, she attended The Catholic University of America in 1964, where she met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon, whom she would divorce fifteen years later while still retaining her married name as her stage name. Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award winning American actress. 1982 Nominated Atlantic City. 1992 Nominated Thelma and Louise. 1993 Nominated Lorenzo's Oil. 1995 Nominated The Client. 1996 Won Dead Man Walking. |