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Susan Sarandon

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Susan Sarandon

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Also known as Susan Abigail Sarandon, Susan Tomalin

American actress and activist

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Susan Sarandon is an American actress known for her film and television roles spanning several decades, as well as her work as an activist on various social and political causes. She is notable as a public figure who has combined her entertainment career with public advocacy around issues she cares about.

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New York City, New York, USA

Susan Abigail Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and nine Golden Globe Awards. In 2002, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known for

  • LOVE — The Art Teacher2026
  • The Accompanist — Sylvia2026
  • The Echo Chamber — Ava2026
  • Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast — Self2026
  • Nonnas — Gia2025
  • Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror — Self2025
  • Thelma & Louise: Born to Live — Self2025
  • Baristas vs Billionaires — Narrator2025
  • What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas — Self - Interviewee2025
  • The Fabulous Four — Lou2024

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Instance of
human
Given name
Abigail
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Jackson Heights
Spouse
Chris Sarandon
Child
Miles Robbins
Occupation
activist
Position held
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Award
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Official website
www.susan-sarandon.com
Image
Premios Goya 2026 - Susan Sarandon (cropped).jpg
Height
165
Number of children
3
Residence
Pound Ridge
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date of birth
1946-10-04
unmarried partner
Franco Amurri
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actress
birth name
Susan Abigail Tomalin
start of work period
1970-00-00
hashtag
SusanSarandon
social media followers
826824
name in native language
Susan Sarandon
writing language
English language
sexual orientation
bisexuality
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Encyclopedic overview

Susan Abigail Sarandon (/səˈrændən/ sə-RAN-dən; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she has received accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for seven Emmy Awards and ten Golden Globe Awards.

Sarandon made her film debut in Joe (1970) and appeared on the soap operas A World Apart (1970–1971) and Search for Tomorrow (1972). She gained prominence for her role in the musical horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). After Oscar nominations for Atlantic City (1980), Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), and The Client (1994), Sarandon won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995). Her other notable films include Pretty Baby (1978), The Hunger (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Little Women (1994), Stepmom (1998), Enchanted (2007), The Lovely Bones (2009), Cloud Atlas (2012), Tammy (2014), and The Meddler (2015).

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