She grew up in a large Catholic family of nine children. She graduated Edison High School in 1964, and then attended The Catholic University of America from 1964 to 1968 where she attained a BA in Drama.

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. Susan received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996 for Dead Man Walking. Susan appeared in an episode of The Simpsons as herself, which aired in spring 2006.

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. Since 1988, Sarandon has been in a relationship with actor Tim Robbins, whom she met while filming Bull Durham. The couple have two children.

In 2006, she participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by carrying the Olympic flag in Turin.

Public Name: Susan Sarandon
Birth Name: Susan Abigail Tomalin
Date of Birth: October 4, 1946
Place of Birth: New York City

Filmography

• Street Racer (2008)
• The Colossus (2007)
• Eleanor & Colette (2007)
• Emotional Arithmetic (2007)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• Enchanted (2007)
• Battle in Seattle (2007)
• Mr. Woodcock (2007)
• Bernard and Doris (2006)
• "Rescue Me" (2 episodes, 2006)
• Irresistible (2006)
• Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
• Elizabethtown (2005)
• "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Mad TV" (3 episodes, 2001-2005)
• The Exonerated (2005)
• A Whale in Montana (2005)
• Alfie (2004)
• Shall We Dance (2004)
• Noel (2004)
• Troy: The Passion of Helen (2004)
• Ice Bound (2003)
• "Children of Dune" (2003)
• Little Miss Spider (2002)
• Moonlight Mile (2002)
• The Banger Sisters (2002)
• Igby Goes Down (2002)
• "Malcolm in the Middle" (1 episode, 2002)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• "Cool Women in History" (2001)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996)
• "Friends" (1 episode, 2001)
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)
• Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
• Anywhere But Here (1999)
• Cradle Will Rock (1999)
• Earthly Possessions (1999)
• For Love of Julian (1999)
• Our Friend, Martin (1999)
• Stepmom (1998)
• Illuminata (1998)
• Twilight (1998)
• The Need to Know (1997)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1995)
• Safe Passage (1994)
• Little Women (1994)
• The Client (1994)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
• Bob Roberts (1992)
• Light Sleeper (1992)
• Thelma & Louise (1991)
• White Palace (1990)
• A Dry White Season (1989)
• January Man (1989)
• Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
• Bull Durham (1988)
• The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
• Women of Valor (1986)
• Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (1985)
• Compromising Positions (1985)
• "A.D." (1985)
• "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1984)
• The Buddy System (1984)
• "Oxbridge Blues" (1984)
• The Hunger (1983)
• Tempest (1982)
• Who Am I This Time? (1982)
• Loving Couples (1980)
• Atlantic City (1980)
• Something Short of Paradise (1979)
• King of the Gypsies (1978)
• Pretty Baby (1978)
• The Last of the Cowboys (1977)
• The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
• Checkered Flag or Crash (1977)
• Dragonfly (1976)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
• The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
• The Front Page (1974)
• The Whirlwind (1974)
• Lovin' Molly (1974)
• The Rimers of Eldritch (1974)
• June Moon (1974)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974)
• The Satan Murders (1974)
• "Wide World of Mystery" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Search for Tomorrow" (1951)
• "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1971)
• Fleur bleue (1971)
• Mortadella, La (1971)
• "A World Apart" (1970)
• Joe (1970)

Awards

• Las Vegas Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "Igby Goes Down" 2002
• Las Vegas Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "Moonlight Mile" 2002
• San Diego Film Critics Award Best Actress "Stepmom" 1998
• ShoWest Humanitarian of the Year Award 1998
• David Di Donatello Prize Best Foreign Actress "Dead Man Walking" 1996
• Oscar Best Actress "Dead Man Walking" 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role "Dead Man Walking" 1995
• BAFTA Award Best Actress "The Client" 1994
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1994
• IFP Gotham Award Actor 1992
• London Film Critics Circle Award Actress of the Year "Thelma & Louise" and "White Palace" 1991
• National Board of Review Award Best Actress "Thelma & Louise" 1991
• CableACE Award Actress (Drama Series) "Oxbridge Blues: He'll See You Now" 1986
• Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award "Tempest" 1982
• Genie Best Foreign Actress "Atlantic City" 1981