Susan Sarandon

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Sarandon, Susan (4 October1946- )

Sarandon, an actress seen in the movie “Thelma and Louise,” has been quoted as saying, “I’m really a Humanist,” adding to the Los Angeles Times reporter that her role as Louise was not to present men in a negative light and that she rejects the “feminist” label.

Elsewhere, she has gone on record:

• [At my parochial school] I was told I had an overabundance of original sin.”

In 1967 while in college, Susan met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon; They divorced in 1979 and she retained her married name as her stage name. In the mid-1980s, she dated actor Franco Amurri, with whom she had a daughter, actress Eva Amurri (born 1985).

Since 1988, Sarandon has been in a relationship with actor Tim Robbins, whom she met while filming Bull Durham. The couple have two children: Jack Henry (born 1989) and Miles Guthrie (born 1992). She and Robbins are both involved in liberal political causes.

In 2003, Susan appeared in a "Love is Love is Love" commercial, promoting the acceptance of gay, lesbian and transgendered individuals.

In 2005, Susan hosted a section of the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2006, she participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by carrying the Olympic flag in Turin.

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