Sarandon in The Banger Sisters Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 Academy Award and nominations 4 External links Biography Early life She was born Susan Abigail Tomalin in New York City to Phillip Leslie Tomalin (who had Irish, Welsh and English ancestry)[1] and Italian-born Lenora Marie Criscione. She grew up in a large family of nine children in a strict Catholic family. She was a graduate of Edison High School in 1964, and then attended The Catholic University of America from 1964 to 1968 where she attained a BA in Drama. Career In 1969, Susan went to a casting call for the film Joe with her then husband Chris Sarandon; although he did not get a part, she received the major role of the disaffected teen who disappears into the seedy underworld (the film was released in 1970). Susan didn't 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, a cult classic. That same year, she also played the female lead in The Great Waldo Pepper, opposite Robert Redford. Susan was nominated for an Oscar in 1980 for Atlantic City, but was still not a "household name" until the 1988 film Bull Durham. Susan received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996 for Dead Man Walking. Her other movies include Stepmom (1998), Anywhere But Here (1999), Cradle Will Rock (1999) (portraying Mussolini's mistress), The Banger Sisters (2002), Shall We Dance (2004), Alfie (2004), Romance & Cigarettes (2005) and Elizabethtown (2005). Susan will appear in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons as herself, which will air in spring 2006; she's appeared on the show once before as a ballet teacher. She has also made appearances on the shows Friends, Malcolm in the Middle, Mad TV, and Chappelle's Show. Susan has confirmed that she would play peace mom Cindy Sheehan in an upcoming movie. Personal life In 1967 while in college, Susan met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon; They divorced in 1979 and she retained her married name as her stage name. In the mid-1980s, she dated actor Franco Amurri, with whom she had a daughter, actress Eva Amurri (born 1985). Since 1988, Sarandon has been in a relationship with actor Tim Robbins, whom she met while filming Bull Durham. The couple have two children: Jack Henry (born 1989 and named for noted murderer/writer Jack Henry Abbott) and Miles (born 1992). She and Robbins are both involved in left-wing and liberal political causes. She is also noted for always appearing in her movies dressed in off-shoulder garments. In 2003, Susan appeared in a "Love is Love is Love" commercial, promoting the acceptance of gay, lesbian and transgendered individuals. In 2005, Susan hosted a section of the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2006, she participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by carrying the Olympic flag in Torino. Filmography Joe (1970) Lady Liberty (1971) Fleur bleue (The Apprentice) (1971) Lovin' Molly (1974) The Front Page (1974) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) Dragonfly (1976) Checkered Flag or Cash (1977) The Last of the Cowboys (1977) (also co-producer) The Other Side of Midnight (1977) King of the Gypsies (1978) Pretty Baby (1978) Something Short of Paradise (1979) Atlantic City (1980) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress Loving Couples (1980) Tempest (1982) The Hunger (1983) The Buddy System (1984) Compromising Positions (1985) The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Mythos (1987) Bull Durham (1988) Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) January Man (1989) A Dry White Season (1989) Through the Wire (1990) (documentary) (narrator) White Palace (1990) Thelma & Louise (1991) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress The Player (1992) (Cameo) Light Sleeper (1992) Bob Roberts (1992) Lorenzo's Oil (1992) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress Wilderness: The Last Stand (1993) (documentary) (narrator) The Client (1994) – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress Little Women (1994) Safe Passage (1994) The Celluloid Closet (1995) (documentary) Dead Man Walking (1995) – Academy Award for Best Actress Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996) (documentary) (narrator) James and the Giant Peach (1996) (voice) The Need to Know (1997) (documentary) (narrator) Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins (1997) (documentary) (narrator) 187: Documented (1997) (documentary) (narrator) Twilight (1998) Illuminata (1998) Stepmom (1998) (also executive producer) Rugrats in Paris: The Movie(1998) Cradle Will Rock (1999) Anywhere But Here (1999) Joe Gould's Secret (2000) Light Keeps Me Company (2000) (documentary) Iditarod: A Far Distant Place (2000) (documentary) (narrator) This Is What Democracy Looks Like (2000) (documentary) (narrator) Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) (voice) Uphill All the Way (2001) (documentary) (narrator) 900 Women (2001) (documentary) (narrator) The Shaman's Apprentice (2001) (documentary) (narrator) Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice) Rudyland (2001) (documentary) (narrator) Ghosts of Attica (2001) (narrator) Last Party 2000 (2001) (documentary) Goodnight Moon (2001) (short subject) (narrator) This Child of Mine (2002) (documentary) (narrator) Igby Goes Down (2002) The Banger Sisters (2002) Moonlight Mile (2002) (also executive producer) XXI Century (2003) (documentary) Children of Dune (2003) Wensicia Corrino The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003) (documentary) (narrator) Burma: Anatomy of Terror (2003) (documentary) (narrator) Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003) (documentary) (narrator) When the Mountains Tremble (2004) (documentary) Noel (2004) Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004) (Cameo) Shall We Dance (2004) Alfie (2004) Romance & Cigarettes (2005) (currently completed filming) Elizabethtown (2005) Wiseguys and Beyond: Italian Americans and the Movies (2005) (documentary) (currently filming) A Whale in Montana (2005) (currently filming) Irresistible (2005) (currently filming) Manatee: The Forgotten Mermaid (2005) (short subject) (narrator) (currently in production) Mr. Woodcock (2006) (currently announced start of production) Enchanted (2007) Academy Award and nominations 1981 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Atlantic City 1991 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Thelma and Louise 1992 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Lorenzo's Oil 1994 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Client 1995 - Won - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Dead Man Walking Preceded by: Jessica Lange for Blue Sky Academy Award for Best Actress 1995 for Dead Man Walking Succeeded by: Frances McDormand for Fargo External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon at the Internet Movie Database Susan Sarandon's political donations at newsmeat.com Susan Sarandon in the news supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal Search Term: "Susan_Sarandon" Categories: 1946 births | Living people | People from New York City | American actors | Best Actress Oscar Nominee | Best Actress Oscar | BAFTA winners | American film actors | American television actors | Film actors | Genie Award winners | Italian-Americans | The Catholic University of America Alumni