Susan Sarandon Biography (1946-)

Original name, Susan Abigail Tomalin; born October 4, 1946, in New York, NY;daughter of Phillip Leslie (a nightclub singer, television producer, and advertising executive) and Lenora Marie (maiden name, Criscione) Tomalin; marriedChris Sarandon (an actor and producer), September 16, 1967 (divorced, 1979);companion of Tim Robbins (an actor, producer, director, writer, and composer); children: (with Franco Amurri, a film director) Eva Maria Livia; (with Robbins) Jack Henry, Miles Guthrie.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
October 4, 1946
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Interpreter/Tricia Nixon, An Evening with Richard Nixon and..., Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Maude Mix, A Coupla White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin', Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1980-81
  • Marjorie, Extremities, Westside Arts Center, New York City, 1982-83
  • Also appeared in Albert's Bridge, Private Ear, Public Eye,and A Stroll in the Air.
  • Film Appearances
  • Melissa Compton, Joe, Cannon, 1970
  • Elizabeth Hawkins, Fleur bleue (also known as The Apprentice), 1971
  • Sally, Lady Liberty (also known as La mortadella), United Artists, 1972
  • Peggy Grant, The Front Page, Universal, 1974
  • Sarah, Lovin' Molly, Columbia, 1974
  • Janet Weiss, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Twentieth Century-Fox,1975
  • Mary Beth, The Great Waldo Pepper, Universal, 1975
  • Chloe, Dragonfly (also known as One Summer Love), AmericanInternational Pictures, 1976
  • Catherine Alexander Douglas, The Other Side of Midnight, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1977
  • C. C. Wainwright, Checkered Flag or Crash (also known as Crash), Universal, 1978
  • Ginny, The Great Smokey Roadblock (also known as The Last of the Cowboys), Dimension Films, 1978
  • Hattie, Pretty Baby, Warner Bros., 1978
  • Rose, King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978
  • Madeleine Ross, Something Short of Paradise (also known as Perfect Love), American International Pictures, 1979
  • Sally Matthews, Atlantic City (also known as Atlantic City, U.S.A.), Paramount, 1980
  • Stephanie, Loving Couples, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Aretha, Tempest, Columbia, 1982
  • Sarah Roberts, The Hunger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
  • Emily, The Buddy System, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
  • In Our Hands (documentary), 1984
  • Judith Singer, Compromising Positions, Paramount, 1985
  • Jane Spofford, The Witches of Eastwick, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Annie Savoy and narrator, Bull Durham, Orion, 1988
  • Sandra Boon, Sweet Hearts Dance, TriStar, 1988
  • Da Grande, Titanus, 1988
  • Christine Starkey, The January Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
  • Melanie Bruwer, A Dry White Season, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
  • Narrator, The Monkey People (documentary; originally released withdifferent narrator as Le peuple singe), Revcom, 1989
  • Erik the Viking, Orion, 1989
  • Narrator, Through the Wire (documentary), Original Cinema, 1990
  • Nora Baker, White Palace, Universal, 1990
  • Louise Sawyer, Thelma & Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
  • Ann, Light Sleeper, New Line Cinema, 1992
  • Michaela Odone, Lorenzo's Oil, Universal, 1992
  • Tawna Titan, Bob Roberts, Paramount/Miramax, 1992
  • The Player, Fine Line Features, 1992
  • Mag Singer, Safe Passage, New Line Cinema, 1994
  • Mrs. March (Marmee), Little Women, Columbia, 1994
  • Narrator, School of Assassins (short documentary; also known as School of the Americas Assassins), Richter Productions, 1994
  • Reggie Love, The Client, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Sister Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking (also known as After Midnight, Sister Prejean, Dead Man, and Death Watch), GramercyPictures, 1995
  • The Celluloid Closet (documentary; also known as Gefangen in der Traumfabrik), Sony Picture Classics, 1995
  • Narrator, Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (documentary), Goldsmith Productions, 1996
  • Voice of spider, James and the Giant Peach (animated), Buena Vista, 1996
  • Narrator, Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins (documentary), Independent Television Service, 1997
  • Narrator, The Need to Know, National Film Board of Canada, 1997
  • Voice, 187: Documented, Emerging Nation Productions, 1997
  • The Magic Hour, 1997
  • Catherine Ames, Twilight, Paramount, 1998
  • Jacqueline "Jackie" Harrison, Stepmom (also known as Class Divided and Good Night Moon), Columbia/TriStar, 1998
  • Celimene, Illuminata, Overseas FilmGroup, 1998, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
  • Adele August, Anywhere but Here, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
  • Margherita Sarfatti, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
  • Voice of Mrs. Clark, Our Friend, Martin, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1999
  • Baby's in Black, 1999
  • Alice Neel, Joe Gould's Secret, October Films/USA Films, 2000
  • Narrator, Iditarod: A Far Distant Place (documentary), Mineral King Productions, 2000
  • Narrator, This Is What Democracy Looks Like (documentary), Big Noise Film/Independent Media Center, 2000
  • Voice of Coco LaBouche, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (animated; also known as Rugrats in Paris: The Movie--Rugrats II), Paramount, 2000
  • Ljuset haaler mig saellskap (documentary; also known as Light Keeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
  • Time of Our Lives, Legacy Filmworks, 2000
  • Mimi Slocumb, Igby Goes Down, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
  • Narrator, 900 Women (documentary), Women Make Movies, 2001
  • Narrator, Rudyland (documentary), 7th Art Releasing, 2001
  • Narrator, Uphill All the Way (documentary), Lean Parator Productions/May Pictures, 2001
  • Voice of Ivy, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
  • Also appeared in Walk Away Madden.
  • Film Work
  • Executive Producer
  • Stepmom (also known as Class Divided and Good Night Moon), Columbia/TriStar, 1998
  • Producer; With Others
  • The Great Smokey Roadblock (also known as The Last of the Cowboys), Dimension Films, 1978
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Patrice Kahlman, A World Apart, ABC, 1970-71
  • Sarah Fairbanks, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1972
  • Narrator, The Secret Life of the Geisha, 1999
  • Miniseries
  • Edda Ciano, Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (also knownas Mussolini and I), HBO, 1985
  • Livilla, A.D. (also known as A.D.--Anno Domini), NBC, 1985
  • Movies
  • The Haunting of Rosalind, ABC, 1973
  • Allie Calhoun, F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles, ABC, 1974
  • The Satan Murders, 1974
  • Colonel Margaret Ann Jessup, Women of Valor, CBS, 1986
  • Specials
  • Patty Johnson, "The Rimers of Eldritch," Playhouse New York, PBS,1972
  • Deborah Reed, Lives of Benjamin Franklin: The Whirlwind, CBS, 1974
  • Eileen, "June Moon," Theatre in America, PBS, 1974
  • Helene Shaw, "Sense of Humor: Who Am I This Time" (also known as "Who AmI This Time?"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
  • Host, Your Water, Your Life (documentary), PBS, 1988
  • AIDS: The Facts of Life, 1988
  • Host, Postpartum: Beyond the Blues (documentary; also known as Postpartum: The Birth of the Blues and Signature), Lifetime, 1989
  • Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
  • Living in America (interview), syndicated, 1990
  • Narrator, Primates: The Almost Human Animals (documentary), The Disney Channel, 1991
  • A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test (educational documentary), ABC, 1991
  • Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, 1992
  • And the Winner Is, syndicated, 1993
  • Bitsy, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!, ABC, 1994
  • Narrator, "The Firebird," We All Have Tales, Showtime, 1994
  • Narrator, From Fury to Forgiveness (also known as Discovery Journal Special), syndicated, 1994
  • Narrator, "One Woman, One Vote," The American Experience, PBS, 1995
  • "Gore Vidal's Gore Vidal," A & E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
  • Host, The Lifetime Women's Film Festival, Lifetime, 1997
  • Presenter, VH1 Divas Live, VH1, 1998
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
  • Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
  • Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
  • Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
  • Presenter, The 13th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1996
  • The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
  • Presenter, The 51st Annual Tony Awards, 1997
  • Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1997
  • Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
  • Episodic
  • Joyce, "Burden of Proof," Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law, ABC, 1971
  • Calcucci's Department, CBS, 1973
  • Beauty, "The Beauty and the Beast," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime,1984
  • "Dolores Huerta," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
  • "He'll See You Now," Oxbridge Blues, Arts and Entertainment, 1986
  • Voice of Bart's ballet teacher, "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
  • Clive Anderson All Talk, 1999
  • Herself, Mad TV, Fox, 2000
  • The Queen Latifah Show, syndicated, 2000
  • Jessica Lockhart, "The One with Joey's New Brain," Friends, NBC, 2001
  • Tooth fairy, Mad TV, Fox, 2001
  • Also appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo; The Late Showwith David Letterman, CBS; The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated; The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel; Sesame Street, PBS; and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC.
  • Other
  • Charlotte Emory, Earthly Possessions, 1999
  • Dirty Pictures, 2000
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (original motion picture cast), Rhino, 1976, released as The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 15th Anniversary Box Set (contains all recorded cast versions of the show, including motion picture and stage), 1990
  • Videos
  • Herself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 13--Toronto, BroadcastDVD, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Newsmakers 1986 Cumulation, Gale, 1986
    • Contemporary Newsmakers 1995 Cumulation, Gale, 1995
    • Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 18, Gale, 1998
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • American Film, May, 1983, p. 30; May, 1991, p. 22
    • Empire, October, 1997, p. 194
    • Entertainment Weekly, May 31, 1994, pp. 17-22; July 29, 1994, pp.16-23; December 23, 1994, p. 49; March 22, 1996, p. 26; FALL, 1996, p. 99
    • Film Comment, March/April, 1993, p. 44
    • Harper's Bazaar, July, 1983, p. 72; August, 1988, p. 122
    • Interview, June, 1991, pp. 104-106, 112; October, 1994, p. 146
    • Ladies Home Journal, January, 1999, p. 102
    • Los Angeles Times, August 30, 1992, Calendar section, pp. 3, 26-32
    • Mother Jones, February/March, 1989, p. 30
    • Ms., January/February, 1996
    • New York Times, January 14, 1983; July 17, 1994, pp. 13, 22-23
    • Playboy, May, 1989, p. 63
    • Premiere, May, 1988; January, 1996, p. 54
    • Progressive, October, 1989, pp. 33-36
    • Rolling Stone, February 9, 1989, p. 39
    • Time, December 17, 1984, p. 82
    • Variety, August 28, 2000, p. F22

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