Susan Sarandon Bio

It was just after the 1968 Democratic convention and there was a casting call for a movie with a variety of roles for young people who had disrupted the convention. Joe (1970) was auditioned in New York by two recent Catholic University graduates. Chris Sarandon, an actor who had trained, was rejected. His wife Susan received a big role.That role was as Susan Compton, the daughter of an ad executive Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick). In the film Dad Bill kills Susan's drug dealer lover and then becomes friends with Joe (Peter Boyle)-- the bigot who is working on an assembly line , and who has a collection of guns.Five years after, Sarandon made the film in which fans of classic films have come to recognize her character Janet who becomes involved with transvestite Dr. Frank n Furter in The The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). More than 15 years after beginning her career Sarandon finally fought to be cast in a memorable role, Annie in Bull Durham (1988), traveling herself from Rome from Rome to Los Angeles. "It was a great script ... and it shattered a lot of myths and changed the American definition of success" she told. "I was there for a while with Kevin Costner, sex some actors in the studio, and then I got back on a plane. Her relationship with Bull Durham (1988)) acting partner, Tim Robbins, had produced two sons by 1992. This put Sarandon in the awkward position of having to leave her home to take on roles that challenged her. It was the result 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.