Susan Sarandon Bio

It was following the 1968 Democratic convention, and there was a casting notice for a movie with a variety of parts for young people who had disrupted the convention. Joe (1970) was selected for auditions in New York by two recent Catholic University graduates. Chris Sarandon, who had trained to become an actor, was turned by. His wife Susan had a prominent role.That character was Susan Compton as the daughter of an ad executive Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick). Dad Bill kills Susan’s drug dealer boyfriend. Next, Joe (Peter Boyle) as a bigot, who works in an assembly line, and also collects guns, is a friend to Susan. Five years later Sarandon makes the movie. Janet is a transvestite who gets involved with Dr. Frank n Furter (1975). Over 15 years after making her debut, Sarandon was finally active in a campaign for a starring role in the film Annie in Bull Durham (1988), flying herself from Rome to Los Angeles. "It had such a great script... It was able to do away with a lot misconceptions and challenged American notions of what success is," she said. "When I arrived in the city, I spent some time with Kevin Costner, kissed some ladies at the studio, then returned to the plane". Tim Robbins (1988), her Bull Durham supporting actor, already had two sons by 1992 that allowed Sarandon in a position that she could leave home and be able to take on more demanding roles. This was the result of four Academy Award nominations in 1990s and for best actress in Dead Man Walking (1995). Louis Malle's Atlantic City (1980) was her first Academy Award nomination.