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Biography #2 (for Shall We Dance)
Susan Sarandon brings her own brand of sex appeal and intelligence to every role from her fearless portrayal in BULL DURHAM to her Oscar-nominated performances in THELMA AND LOUISE, LORENZO'S OIL, THE CLIENT, and ATLANTIC CITY and her Academy Award-winning and SAG Award winning role as Sister Helen, a nun consoling a death-row inmate, DEAD MAN WALKING. Sarandon made her acting debut in the movie JOE, and her early film credits include THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER, LOVIN' MOLLY, THE FRONT PAGE and the 1975 cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. In 1978 she played Brooke Shields' mother in Louis Malle's controversial PRETTY BABY and went on to receive her first Oscar nomination in Malle's ATLANTIC CITY. Sarandon's feature credits also include KING OF THE GYPSIES, THE HUNGER, THE SWEET HEARTS DANCE, COMPROMISING POSITIONS, THE JANUARY MAN, WHITE PALACE, THE BUDDY SYSTEM, A DRY WHITE SEASON, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, BOB ROBERTS, LIGHT SLEEPER, LITTLE WOMEN, and SAFE PASSAGE. Sarandon starred opposite Paul Newman and Gene Hackman in TWILIGHT; with Julia Roberts in STEPMOM; in the erotic farce ILLUMINATA, directed by John Turturro; Tim Robbins' drama CRADLE WILL ROCK; Wayne Wang's ANYWHERE BUT HERE; and Stanley Tucci's JOE GOULD'S SECRET. She provided one of the voices for the hit animated feature RUGRATS IN PARIS and served as narrator for Laleh Khadivi's documentary 900 WOMEN, about female prison inmates. She also starred in HBO's EARTHLY POSSESSIONS, based on the Anne Tyler novel. On Broadway, Sarandon appeared in An Evening with Richard Nixon and received critical acclaim for her performances Off-Broadway in A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talkin' and the thriller Extremities, and off-off-Broadway in The Guys. Recently, Sarandon has been seen in Brad Silberling's MOONLIGHT MILE, with Dustin Hoffman, in the comedy IGBY GOES DOWN with Jeff Goldblum and in THE BANGER SISTERS, with Goldie Hawn and Geoffrey Rush. She was also in Children of Dune for the Sci-Fi channel and in Ice Bound for CBS. Her forthcoming films include WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT ALFIE starring Jude Law, NOEL directed by Chazz Palminteri and John Turturro's ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES.
Bio courtesy Miramax for "Shall We Dance" (03-Jan-2005)
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