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  • NAME: Susan Sarandon
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: October 04, 1946 (Age: 66)
  • EDUCATION: Edison High School, Catholic University of America
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York
  • Maiden Name: Susan Abigail Tomalin
  • Full Name: Susan Abigail Sarandon
  • AKA: Susan Sarandon
  • AKA: Susan Tomalin
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

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Susan Sarandon is an Academy Award-winning American film actress known for roles in films like Bull Durham, Thelma and Louise and Dead Man Walking.


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In 2006, she was one of the celebrities that joined antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan in a fast against the war in Iraq.

Personal Life

Susan Sarandon has three children: a daughter from a relationship with writer Franco Amurri and two sons with actor Tim Robbins. She and Robbins split in the summer of 2009, they had been one of Hollywood's most enduring couples having been together for 23 years. She was also married to actor Chris Sarandon from 1967 to 1979.

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