A native New Yorker, Susan Sarandon began her career on the soap opera A World Apart and worked steadily through the 1970s, earning attention with her role in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
Her critical breakthrough came with an Oscar-nominated performance in Atlantic City (1980), which launched her into Hollywood’s A-list. Sarandon went on to earn additional Academy Award nominations for Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo’s Oil (1992), and The Client (1994) before winning her first Oscar for Dead Man Walking (1995).
Since then, she’s showcased her incredible range across comedies, dramas, and political thrillers. Her film credits include Pretty Baby (1978), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Little Women (1994), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Stepmom (1998), Enchanted (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Lovely Bones (2009), Cloud Atlas (2012), Tammy (2014), The Meddler (2015), A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), and many others. On television, she’s appeared in shows like Friends (2001), Malcolm in the Middle (2002), and Feud: Bette and Joan (2017).
In recent years, Sarandon’s career has remained active and evolving. In 2025, she added another film credit with The Gutter (2024) and Nonnas (2025), and she is also attached to Zach Woods’ directorial debut The Accompanist.
Susan’s certainly had an impressive career. Check out her best photos, from her young days on daytime TV to her life as a total acting legend.
