Susan Sarandon Bio (Wiki)

Who is Susan Sarandon?

Susan Sarandon is an American actress and activist.

She is known for her social and political activism for a variety of causes.

She was awarded a British Academy Film Award, an Academy Award, a Screen Guild Award, and many more.

Susan Sarandon: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family

She was born on October 4, 1946, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, US. She is 75 years old and she grew up in Edison, New Jersey. She has a birth sign, Libra. Her father’s name is Philip Leslie Tomalin and her mother’s name is Lenora Maire.

Her father was an advertising executive, television producer, and one-time nightclub singer. She has eight siblings: Philip Jr., Terry, Tim, O’Brian, Meredith, Bonnie, Amanda, and Missy.

Her father was of English, Welsh, and Irish ancestry and her mother is of Italian descent. She was raised Roman Catholic. She holds American citizenship and she has a mixed ethnicity of English, Irish, Welsh, and Italian.

In which school did Susan Sarandon attend?

Susan Sarandon attended Roman Catholic schools. She graduated from Edison High School in 1964.

Later, she joined the Catholic University of America from 1964 to 1968 and achieved a BA in drama.

Susan worked with a noted drama coach and master teacher, Father Gilbert V. Hartke.

Susan Sarandon: Professional Life, Career

Susan Sarandon was cast in a major role of a disaffected teen in the motion picture ‘Joe’ in 1969. Susan appeared in the soap operas ‘A World Apart’ and ‘Search for tomorrow’ between 1970 and 1972.

She played the lead role in ‘The Great Waldo pepper’ in 1975. She appeared in ‘Pretty baby’ in 1978 and ‘Atlantic City’ in 1981 directed by Louise Malle and she achieved her first Academy Award nomination.

Susan performed a lesbian sex scene with Catherina Deneuve in ‘The Hunger in 1983. She made her appearance in several films like ‘Bull Durham’ in 1988, ‘Little Women’ in 1994, ‘The Banger Sisters in 2002, ‘Shall We Dance’ in 2004, ‘Alfie’ in 2004, ‘Elizabethtown’ in 2005, ‘Enchanted’ in 2007, and many more.

Susan made her contribution in narration to two dozen documentary films, many of which dealt with social and political issues. She hosted and presented ‘Mythos’ in 1999 and 2000.

She made her appearance with her daughter, Eva Amurri, in ‘Middle of Nowhere 2007. Her films released were ‘Arbitrage’ in 2012, ‘Tammy’ in 2014, ‘The Meddler’ in 2015 and she portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX’s anthology series ‘feud’ in 2017.

She is in active support of progressive and liberal political causes. She was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999, and she supported the organization’s global advocacy as well as the Canadian UNICEF Committee.

At 75th Golden Globe Awards, she brought activist Rosa Clemente and participated in a rally against gun violence in June 2018.

Awards, Nominations

Susan Sarandon was awarded an Academy Award for ‘Dead Man Walking’ in 1995 and nominated for Best Actress in ‘Thelma & Louise’ in 1991, ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ in 1992, and ‘The Client’ in 1994. In 1999, she was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and awarded the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006.

How much is the net worth of Susan Sarandon?

It is estimated that she has a net worth of $60 million as of 2022.

Her main source of income is her professional career.

Susan Sarandon: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Susan Sarandon was arrested during the Women Disobey protests for protesting at the Hart Senate Office building along with 575 other people, where a sit-in was being held against Donald Trump’s migrant separation policy.

Height, Weight, Body Size

Susan Sarandon has a height of 5 ft. 7 inches and she weighs 63 kg. She has red-colored hair and light brown eyes.

Susan has a body measurement of 37-26-36 inches. She wears dresses of size 10(US) and her shoe size is 7.5(US).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Susan Sarandon has around 1.5M followers on Instagram, about 681.4k followers on Twitter, and around 4.3k followers on Facebook.

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