GIRLS WHO GET IT- SUSAN SARANDON

Passionate and informed, Susan Sarandon has grown from a dedicated film and television actress into a dedicated film and television actress…with a political pastime. Known for her involvement in a variety of causes, Susan has spent years building a remarkable reputation outside of Hollywood’s walls. Before fighting for a better world, however, Susan was making a name for herself by battling her way to stardom.

Now a veteran in the entertainment industry, Susan has been working in films and television since 1969. The eldest of nine children, she earned a BA in drama the year prior and never looked back, immediately striving to carve out a niche for herself in the business.

A star of “cult favourites”, Susan appeared in the legendary musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975, as well as in 1983’s The Hunger, a racy story about vampires that involved a controversial lesbian sex scene. Since then, she has received five Academy Award nominations, winning in 1995 for her performance in Dead Man Walking.

In addition to her acting career, which also includes voice work on The Simpsons, Susan has become recognized for her social and political activism surrounding a variety of liberal causes. Alongside former partner Tim Robbins, with whom she has two sons, Susan has openly thrown her support behind a number of important initiatives. In 2006, she received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award, and has been honoured for her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and an advocate for victims with HIV / AIDS. Susan is also works with the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of three and 18.

Merging her interests in both movies and politics, Susan has also contributed the narration of approximately two dozen documentaries. In 1995, she was one of many Hollywood actors, directors and writers who were interviewed for The Celluloid Closet, examining the depiction of homosexuality in film. Not one to stand idly by, Susan also took a stance against the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

For preaching love, not war, both on and off screen, Susan Sarandon is a Girl Who Gets It.

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