• Is among those gathering outside Fort Benning, Georgia, to protest a military school there. The school serves as a military training center for Latin American soldiers. Protesters claim graduates of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation were involved in human rights abuses in the 1980's. (November 24, 2004)
• Fears she let friends and family down at this year's Oscar ceremony by refusing to make a strong anti-war statement. (November 21, 2003)
• Criticized America's former first lady Hillary Clinton?s political performance, claiming she blew her chance of success, and is convinced the only reason she'll go down in history is for supporting her adulterous husband, former American President Bill Clinton. (November 10, 2003)
• The vocal antiwar stance of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins has prompted organizers of the Baseball Hall of Fame to cancel a 15th anniversary celebration of BULL DURHAM that was to have included the movie's costars and director -- Hall prez Dale Petroskey fired off a letter to Robbins and Sarandon on Tuesday telling them the April 26 and 27 festivities were nixed because of critical remarks made by the activist-minded thesps. (April 11, 2003)
• Sarandon has lashed out at American TV coverage of the war in Iraq, claiming viewers are being subjected to pro-US President George W. Bush propaganda -- She says, I was in Canada when this was happening and if you're outside the country you get a very different perspective on the way things are working. You get news from around the world. (April 11, 2003)
• Sarandon has slammed a New York newspaper for publishing an incorrect story about her teenage son -- The American publication printed an article claiming that Sarandon?s 13-year-old son Jack failed to land the lead in his school play and so he quit the production rather than accept a smaller role. (April 10, 2003)
• Sarandon said she was disturbed by a charity's decision to cancel her appearance at a fund-raising event because of complaints about her anti-war views -- In a statement Friday, Sarandon said, Considering the depletion of federal funds for community programs and the faltering economy, it is disturbing to me that the United Way is letting partisanship determine its support base. (March 29, 2003)
• Sarandon has used the premiere of her new film THE BANGER SISTERS to criticize British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush - while attending the premiere of the movie in London's Leicester Square, the actress said she could not understand Blair's relationship with President Bush about the prospect of war with Iraq. What's happened to Blair? I don't understand his reasoning or his logic. I don't understand his evolution. I can see him being seduced by (former President) Bill Clinton, but don't understand what him and Bush speak about. (January 30, 2003)
• Sarandon was presented with the Governor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Jersey Arts Thursday at the Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival, but she said she wanted a rest stop named for her (November 16, 2002)
• She got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, August 5, 2003.
• Sarandon's star, on the sidewalk in front of the new Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, is next to comedian Whoopi Goldberg's star.
• On the word of Sarandon, the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar she won for her 1995 role in DEAD MAN WALKING, is proudly displayed in her guest bathroom.
• Sometimes credited as: Susan Tomalin
• The eldest of 9 children (5 girls and 4 boys) in a family of Welsh-Italian decent.
• Susan's upbringing was Catholic and conservative, and she attended a Roman Catholic elementary school run by nuns.
• In high school, her rebellious nature shone through when she was arrested for her involvement in Vietnam and Civil Rights protests.
• She earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the sexually vibrant Sally, a clam-bar waitress in ATLANTIC CITY.
• She played a waitress turned criminal convict in 1991?s groundbreaking hit, THELMA & LOUISE alongside Geena Davis, and won an Oscar nomination. She was again nominated the following year for her role as a distraught mother struggling to find a cure for her son?s degenerative brain disorder in Lorenzo?s Oil, with Nick Nolte.
• Susan says she hasn't forgotten what it's like to be ordinary.
• Is upset with America's SAT college entrance exam system - because it isn't a true indication of how bright a teenager is.
• During the floor show Sarandon spiked Barry Bostwick's foot with her stiletto heel. His grimace can be seen in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
• Tim Robbins & Susan Sarandon first met on the set of BULL DURHAM (1988). Eventually, they fell in love. Robbins would later go on to direct Sarandon to an Oscar in DEAD MAN WALKING.
• In THE PLAYER (1992), the film-within-a-film, Habeas Corpus, features a prison gas chamber scene with Sarandon as a saintly onlooker . Sarandon starred as Sister Helen Prejean in DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) directed by Tim Robbins.
• In the scene of THELMA & LOUISE (1991) where the tanker truck is shot and blown up, her reactions are genuine - rather than filming separate reaction shots, director Ridley Scott rigged the tanker to blow up during the take in order to get authentic expressions of surprise from her and Geena Davis, the two leads.
• The set used for Frank-N-Furter's castle in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) was not heated during filming, and Sarandon caught a cold after the pool scene.
• Is good friend with Julia Roberts.
• As co-presenters of the Academy Awards in 1993, Susan and her 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.
• Attended Catholic University of America Drama School, 1964-1968. Met and married Chris Sarandon there (by priest who was head of Dept.).
• Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful in the world. (1996)
• Former Ford Model.
• Graduated from Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey where she was a cheerleader.
• Is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
• Is of Italian and Welsh heritage.
• Landed her first Hollywood role when her then-husband, Chris Sarandon, took her along on one of his auditions.
• Ranked #35 in Empire (UK) magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (1977)
• Sang in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975); recorded a duet with Eddie Vedder which played over the end credits of Cradle Will Rock.
• Supported Ralph Nader during the 2000 presidential election.
• Was arrested for disorderly conduct during a protest in New York over the unarmed shooting African immigrant Amadou Diallo by 4 policeman. (1999)
• Was involved in the effort to have Dr. Laura Schlessinger's television show taken off the air in 2000, because of her disagreement with Schlessinger's 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.
• Was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar 4 times for THE CLIENT in 1995, LORENZO'S OIL in 1993, THELMA & LOUISE in 1992, and ATLANTIC CITY in 1982.
• Was paid $5,000,000.00 for THE CLIENT (1994).
• Was paid $3,500,000.00 for LORENZO'S OIL (1992).

Susan Sarandon is one of Hollywood's most respected and talented veteran actresses. A student at the Catholic University of America she expressed no interest in performing until marrying actor Chris Sarandon. While accompanying her husband on an audition, Sarandon landed a pivotal role in the 1970 feature ?Joe?. She was soon to become a regular on the daytime soap opera ?A World Apart?. However, it wasn't until her substantial part in Louis Malle's ?Pretty Baby? that audiences began to take notice of the glamorous redhead. Malle was so impressed by her performance that she landed a role in his film ?Atlantic City?, which was to earn her an Oscar nomination. The 1986 hit ?The Witches of Eastwick? brought more attention, and in 1988 she delivered a breakthrough performance in Ron Shelton's hit baseball comedy ?Bull Durham?, which finally made her a star, at the age of 40. More importantly, the film teamed her with co-star Tim Robbins, with whom she soon began a long-term relationship. Perhaps her most infamous role remains that of ?Louise? in the cult classic ?Thelma & Louise?, which earned Sarandon and her co-star Geena Davis, Academy Award nominations. Her role in ?The Client? earned her a fourth Best Actress nomination before she finally won her first Academy Award for ?Dead Man Walking?. Recent work has included ?Moonlight Mile? with Dustin Hoffman and? The Banger Sisters? with Goldie Hawn.