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If she'd won, we'd be at war'”. The Guardian. In June 2018 she was arrested along with 575 other women protesting against the Trump administration policy of separating families at the US southern border; the action, Women Disobey, was organized by the Women’s March.

Her role as Louise in the adventure film "Thelma & Louise" (1991) earned her critical acclaim, including a National Board of Review Award and another Academy Award nomination. Accompanying her husband to an audition, Susan caught the attention of producers and was offered an audition for the role of a hippie girl in the dramatic thriller "Joe" (1970).

They began a relationship and went on to have two children together.

In the 1990s, Sarandon reached the peak of her film career. The following year, in an interview with The Guardian, the actress recalled the personal attacks she received for not supporting Hillary Clinton, and doubled down on her assertions that the former secretary of state was "very, very dangerous."

Personal Life and Children

Sarandon was married to actor Chris Sarandon from 1967 to 1979.

She is also one of the most enduring, with a career spanning some 50 years. Sarandon has never been married to Tim Robbins, despite their lengthy and committed partnership.

Filmography

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
• Atlantic City (1980)
• Thelma & Louise (1991)
• Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
• Dead Man Walking (1995)
• Little Women (1994)
• Anywhere but Here (1999)
• Enchanted (2007)

Net Worth

Susan Sarandon, the renowned American actress, has indeed amassed a substantial net worth over the course of her prolific career in the entertainment industry.

She has also embraced causes such as anti-gun legislation, death penalty and mass incarceration opposition and LGBT rights.

Her political views also reflect Sarandon’s anti-establishment, “maverick” independence and outspoken willingness to buck the crowd: she supported Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, and in 2016, as a devoted Bernie Sanders follower, she ended up voting for Green candidate Jill Stein: “I did think [Hillary] was very, very dangerous.” (Brockes 2017) In 2020 she continued to work for Bernie Sanders’ candidacy.

The oldest of nine children, Susan Abigail was the daughter of Lenora Marie (née Criscione) and Phillip Leslie Tomalin, an advertising executive, television producer, and one-time nightclub singer.

Robbins would later become her partner in real life.

Sarandon delivered one of her most memorable performances in Thelma and Louise (1991), co-starring with Geena Davis as two friends on a road trip turned wrong. 2016. I did Joe and then I got a few other things and got on a soap opera, again, not knowing what I was doing.

“Susan Sarandon” Interview Magazine. Sarandon inherited Irish, Welsh, and English roots from her father, and her mother's ancestors were from Tuscany and Sicily. https://www.unicef.org/people/people_susan_sarandon.html.

“Susan Sarandon.” 2019. She has three children: a daughter Eva from a relationship with filmmaker Franco Amurri and two sons, Jack and Miles, with Tim Robbins.

I did the improv and they said, “Okay, wait here.” And they came back and said, “We’d like you to do this film.” Then I just kept getting things. https://www.pensandpatron.com/lifestyle/susan-sarandon/.

Saunders, George. We value your feedback and are committed to maintaining trustworthy content. The film's unique plot, star-studded cast, and humor led to its success and positive reviews.

evil showed Sarandon’s comedic talents. She received additional nominations for her performances in the drama "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992) and the legal thriller "The Client" (1994).

Sarandon finally won an Academy Award in 1996 for her role as Sister Helen Prejean in the crime drama film "Dead Man Walking" (1995).

In The Witches of Eastwick, she played one of three women seduced by the devil (Jack Nicholson) and developed special powers.