Susan Sarandon

Lived with Tim Robbins from 1988 to 2009. They have two children together.

(October 1997) Ranked #35 in Empire magazines "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Attended Catholic University of America Drama School, 1964-1968. Met and married Chris Sarandon there (by priest who was head of Department).

Former Ford model.

Has a daughter from relationship with Franco Amurri : Eva Amurri Martino (b. March 15, 1985).

Has two sons with Tim Robbins : Jack Henry Robbins (b. May 15, 1989) and Miles Robbins (b. May 4, 1992).

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful in the world.

Landed her first Hollywood role when her then-husband, Chris Sarandon , took her along on one of his auditions.

As co-presenters of the Academy Awards in 1993, Susan and her former partner, Tim Robbins , seized a chance to bring public attention to the plight of a few hundred Haitians with AIDS who had been interned in Guantanamo Bay.

Is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

Supported Ralph Nader during his 2000 Presidential Election campaign.

(30 March 1999) Arrested for disorderly conduct during a protest in New York over the unarmed shooting of African immigrant Amadou Diallo by four policemen.

Her father, Phillip Leslie Tomalin, was of English, German, Irish and Welsh ancestry. Her mother, Lenora Marie Criscione, was born to an Italian family (from Ragusa, Sicily and Coreglia, Tuscany).

Graduated from Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey where she was a cheerleader.

She keeps her Oscar in the bathroom.

Sang in The Rocky Horror Picture Show ; recorded a duet with Eddie Vedder which played over the end credits of Cradle Will Rock .

Was involved in the effort to have Laura Schlessinger s television show taken off the air in 2000, because of her disagreement with Schlessingers conservative views. The effort was successful in leading many sponsors to drop their support of the show, which was ultimately cancelled less than a year after its premiere.

For the past ten years, she has been involved with Heifer International, an organization that donates farm animals to needy families who need the animals for work.

Is one of two actresses who won an Oscar for playing a nun. The first was Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette .

Is listed along with Geena Davis on the 24th place in AFIs Hero Top 50.

Caught pneumonia after they shot the pool scene in The Rocky Horror Picture Show .

(10 February 2006) One of eight women, also among them Sophia Loren and author Isabel Allende , carrying the Olympic flag at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony in Turin.

Her maternal grandmother gave birth at ages 14 and 16 to her uncle and her mother, then disappeared without a trace. Her mother grew up in the care of nuns in an institute, abandoned at two.

Parents separated in 1982, after 40 years of marriage.

Eldest of nine siblings. She has four brothers, Phillip Jr., Terry, Tim, OBrian and four sisters, Meredith, Bonnie, Amanda and Missy.

In 1916, her grandfather Giuseppe/Joseph Vincent Criscione immigrated to the United States from Ragusa, Sicily, where he was born in 1901. Today, Susan is an honorary citizen of Ragusa and the city gave her the "Ragusani nel Mondo" award. Susans maternal grandmother, Anita Evelyn Rigali, was the daughter of emigrants from Coreglia, Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.

Received the "World Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 2006 Womens World Award in New York.

Very good friends with fellow actress Julia Roberts.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2008 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Mr. Woodcock . However, she failed to receive a nomination.

Has a dog named Penny, a Pomeranian Maltese. The dog appears in the movie, Bernard and Doris , playing a pet of Doris, the character she portrayed.

In 1992, the National Society of Film Critics named her as their runner-up for best actress for her performance in Lorenzos Oil .

In 1991 and 1992, she was the New York Film Critics Circles runner-up pick for their annual best actress of the year prize. In 1991, she was chosen the runner-up for her landmark performance as half of the now-iconic duo in director Ridley Scott s modern-day western, Thelma & Louise . In 1992, she was the groups runner-up for her heartbreaking turn in director George Miller s fact-based drama, Lorenzos Oil .

Received a 1982 Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as a victimized woman who rallies and turns the tables on her would-be attacker in the hit Off-Broadway play "Extremities", by playwright William Mastrosimone.

Received a 1979 Drama Desk Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Play" for her off-Broadway debut, opposite Eileen Brennan , in playwright John Ford Noonan s two-character piece, "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking".

In 2005, she and the rest of the chief creative team behind the 11-part radio documentary, "Leonard Bernstein: An American Life", a chronicle of the legendary American musical giants life and career, were recipients of the (George Foster) Peabody Award bestowed by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia at the 64th presentation of the honor. The Peabody is the premiere international prize given for electronic (i.e. television and radio) media.

Launched a table tennis bar called "Spin New York" in June 2009.

Inducted into the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

Born at 2:25 PM (EST).

Received the 2009 Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award.

Revealed in December 2009 that she and partner Tim Robbins had broken up during the summer of that year.

(April 2010) Along with Gerard Butler , Demi Moore , Ben Stiller and director Paul Haggis , she visited a camp for internally displaced persons managed by Sean Penn and his "Jenkins-Penn Humanitarian Relief Organization" in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

In 2011, she bought a penthouse "bachelorette" pad atop townhouse on West 9th Street, Manhattan, just blocks from the West 15th Street duplex she had shared for many years with Tim Robbins.

Was dating ping pong aficionado Jonathan Bricklin from 2010 to 2015.

Friends with Don Johnson since Sweet Hearts Dance .

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

An ardent supporter of liberal or progressive causes, she - along with other stars such as Harry Belafonte - very publicly campaigned for Democrat Bill de Blasio as the next Mayor of New York City.

Was the 109th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Dead Man Walking at The 68th Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 1996.

Is a grandmother, via daughter Eva Amurri Martino and her husband Kyle Martino , of granddaughter Marlowe (b. August 9, 2014) and grandson Major (b. October 19, 2016).

Callie Khouri wrote the role of Louise Elizabeth Sawyer in Thelma & Louise with Sarandon as her first and only choice.

Supporter of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.

She won an Oscar for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking , making her one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2015). The other sixteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town , Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York , Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker , Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the Presidents Men , Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull , Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miners Daughter , Jeremy Irons for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune , Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine , Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich , Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001/I) , Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen , Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side , Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter , Christian Bale for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter , Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything .

Is one of 22 Oscar-winning actresses to have been born in the state of New York. The others are Alice Brady , Teresa Wright , Anne Revere , Celeste Holm , Claire Trevor , Judy Holliday , Shirley Booth , Susan Hayward , Patty Duke , Anne Bancroft , Barbra Streisand , Jane Fonda , Lee Grant , Beatrice Straight , Whoopi Goldberg , Mercedes Ruehl , Marisa Tomei , Mira Sorvino , Jennifer Connelly , Melissa Leo and Anne Hathaway.

Physicians told her she had endometriosis and that she would need to be operated on if she wanted to have children, so she was astonished when she learned she was pregnant for the first time at 37. She told Chelsea Handler in 2014 that she hadnt used birth control for years and that the young man she conceived with (Franco Amurri ) "won the lottery." Franco was still living in his parents house at the time.

Cleaned apartments for a living before she became an actress.

Once declared Bull Durham as her favorite movie from her own career.

She was set to play Alexandra in The Witches of Eastwick until Cher was recast in the role at the last minute. It was only after arriving on location in Massachusetts that Sarandon was told she would be playing Jane instead (and needed to learn how to play the cello), an experience she described as humiliating.

Dated Louis Malle , David Bowie and Sean Penn.

Her hair was naturally blonde as a kid.

Fans often confuse Susan with Sigourney Weaver and vice versa.

Caused a furor in 1984 when she defied Ronald Reagan s opposition to the Sandinista government by taking an eight-day trip to Nicaragua, delivering milk and baby food to needy mothers under the auspices of a New York-based womens group called Madre.

Her most grueling audition process was for the female lead in the Marlon Brando /Jack Nicholson vehicle The Missouri Breaks , because she was repeatedly called back in for readings over a period of six weeks but ultimately lost out to "a gal who didnt do much after that" (Kathleen Lloyd ).

Mother-in-law of Kyle Martino.

The only actress to be directed by both Ridley Scott and his brother Tony Scott.

Marched in a pro-choice demonstration on the National Wall in Washington D.C. while eight months pregnant.

Arrested on charges of civil disobedience in New York City for protesting the tearing down of the Morosco Theater on Broadway.

While affiliated with Hanover Modeling School in Connecticut, reigned as Miss Auto Show under sponsorship of the Greater New Haven Car Dealers Association.

Almost signed on to star in Serial Mom but the deal fell through due to scheduling conflicts and salary dispute.

Self-confessed cannabis user and admitted on TV that shes been stoned at almost all award shows except the Oscars.

Endorsed Jill Stein as her vote of conscience in the 2016 presidential election of the United States; because of this, Hillary Clinton s supporters harassed Susan so much that she had to change her phone number.

Aunt of more than 40 nephews and nieces.

(February 2017) Says her sexual orientation is up for grabs.

She was asked to pose for Playboy about 25 times and she always said no.

Had been attached to several Bette Davis biopics that never came to fruition before finally portraying the screen icon in "Feud" .

Ex-de-facto-daughter-in-law of Gil Robbins and Mary Robbins.

In mid-2014, a burglar broke into Susans Manhattan apartment while she was out of town and stole a laptop, camera and jewelry, and some papers.

I choose projects I can talk about for days because now you do publicity,for as long as it took you to shoot the movie.

Sexuality. . . is something that develops and becomes stronger and,stronger the older you get. . . If you can continue to say yes to life,and to maintain a certain generosity of spirit, you become more and,more of who you are.

I think the only reason I remain an actor is that you can never quite,get it right. So there is a challenge to it.

Anyway, I think my breasts have been highly overrated.

I never think about humiliating myself. I keep focusing on wanting to do,a good job.

Every film is political in that it tells you some idea. What do women,want? What does it mean to be a man? What is just? What is funny? What,can you laugh at? What is not funny? So we notice the ones that,challenge the status quo.

The difference between theatre and film is kind of like the difference,between making love and masturbation.

Despite the statistics, nothing is hopeless, nothing is futile. We can,do so much to protect children with awareness, knowledge, and a lot of,love.

[on Thelma & Louise (1991) ] The thing that separates this from a,revenge movie with two males, for instance, is that there is a moral,price to be paid by me for losing it, as you learn later, because I had,been raped. I go into some kind of little trance there and just,overreact. But I think the whole rest of the movie from that point on,operates under the knowledge for this character that she is going to,have to pay a price, and that there is no joy, really, in that revenge.

On mothering: Children can reinvent your world for you.

[About people criticizing Thelma & Louise (1991) for its violence,and "anti-male" attitude] It shows what a straight, white male world,movies traditionally occupy. This kind of scrutiny does not happen to,Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) or that Schwarzenegger thing,[Total Recall (1990) ] where he shoots a woman in the head and,says, "Consider that a divorce".

I was definitely one of those Sixties girls with flowers in my hair and,no bra and was influenced by certain drugs of that period, like,cannabis or acid. But I always remind my kids that drugs are illegal.

Some are a lot of fun, but some can kill you first time out.

Marriage may do something for lawyers and mothers, but not for husbands,and wives. I deal with reality, with the feelings I have at the moment.

And then I go on from there.

Nowadays, I think I look lived-in. When I was younger, I looked blank.

And out of that will come a really interesting person.

You develop a reputation based on your personality, not your politics.

People keep their eyes closed to things that might mean they would have,to change their lives and inconvenience themselves or lose something if,they admitted the injustices existed.

I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and,Suffering should not define you as a woman! And just because you’re a man it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect you! HELP HER to remove the taboos and the loneliness surrounding this disease; be understanding, show empathy, and don’t accuse her of being sensitive, delicate, or overly dramatic – this is a big opportunity for you guys to show that you care and to be a real,I believe in using words not fists.

I look forward to being older when what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the i point.

It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements.

We stand a chance of getting a president who has probably killed more people before he gets into office than any president in the history of the United States.

When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.