“I think of myself as a humanist because I think it’s less alienating to people who think of feminism as being a load of strident bitches.”
- #wikipedia
- #quote
- #trusted-source
- #www.theguardian.com
- #corroborated
Figure timeline
Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she has received accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for seven Emmy Awards, ten Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
entertainment · American actor (born 1946) · film actor · voice actor · film producer · actor · television actor · activist · also Susan Sarandon, Susan Tomalin, Sarandon
Born 4 October 1946 · Q133050
103 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
4 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Quote
2026· 27 entries
News.com.au: Leftie actress Susan Sarandon savaged over political messaging by wearing Palestinian keffiyeh
- #news
- #headline
“I think Jesus would be very supportive of John Edwards.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
- #corroborated
“There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
- #corroborated
Mshale: Shopping For Baby: Scoring Deals And Avoiding Recalls Susan Sarandon (Vz5dAO7Np8)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Deadly Heat Dome Sweeps Europe – Cities On High Alert! Susan Sarandon (PKHSlJG4Si)
- #news
- #headline
Yahoo: Susan Sarandon’s NY Appearance Comes With Clear Palestine Message as Fans React
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Jazz Chisholm Jr. Homers With An EPIC BAT DROP 💪 Susan Sarandon (xIFuToqUnI)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Grok 4.5 Is INSANE – Is THIS A GPT & Opus Competitor? Susan Sarandon (76GmKMHxd9)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: El Clima Para El Jueves 04 De Junio Del 2026 Susan Sarandon (07Ntf3gQ4a)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Governor Abbott: Two Killed In Texas Flooding Susan Sarandon (YbVUBO8mgK)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Cucina Palermo’s Cooking Show: Pasta With Mussels Susan Sarandon (336biO068T)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: THE ONLY ONE - LIONEL RICHIE (karaoke Version) Susan Sarandon (3mtOB1Q3co)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Michael Capaldo, BPC Showcase Video Susan Sarandon (moYQQgUlfA)
- #news
- #headline
The Hollywood Reporter: Mothers & Daughters of Hollywood With Susan Sarandon and More
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Earnings Exchange: AMD, Visa, & Alphabet Susan Sarandon (88wRO1g1rr)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Ntsikana's Bell Susan Sarandon (tGbByBBccN)
- #news
- #headline
BroadwayWorld: Fotos: Susan Sarandon y Kaden Connors visitan HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY
- #news
- #headline
BroadwayWorld: Photos: Susan Sarandon & Kaden Connors Visit Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Japan As Buildings Topple And Walls Collapse Susan Sarandon (NG1DwU81xF)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Top 10 Greatest Laura Dern Performances Susan Sarandon (eHuiFijyLk)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: The British Public Subsidising A Man With No Income Susan Sarandon (4PhEDBM0AP)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: 1983 Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road Susan Sarandon (CyvGFmYnk0)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: King Charles Longs To Meet Prince Harry's Children Amid cancer Fight. Susan Sarandon (rlpgJ7hVoB)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Susan Sarandon Interview Tribeca Film Festival 2026 Dillon Brooks (cxyYZTAD8m)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: NYT Strands #696: Hints And Solution For January 28 Susan Sarandon (52T8PrnPwb)
- #news
- #headline
Mshale: Europe’s Largest Airline In Crisis? Massive Delays & Cancellations Susan Sarandon (QIiHebuMbG)
- #news
- #headline
2025· 4 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Hollywood actor Susan Sarandon aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is carrying aid for Gaza” fake.
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
- #fact-check
- #rated
- #claim-about-figure
Sarandon attended the detention hearing of Palestinian activist and US permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE, and stated her support for the free speech rights of Khalil and all US residents
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Starred alongside Vince Vaughn in Nonnas, an American comedy drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
Made her UK stage debut in Tracy Letts’s play Mary Page Marlowe
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2023· 1 entry
Starred in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Blue Beetle
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2022· 1 entry
Joined as an ambassador to the HALO Trust, a mine clearance organization
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2021· 1 entry
Sarandon tweeted in support of the Palestinian people, in her words, "fighting against the apartheid government of Netanyahu", and of the Israeli people "that they too, will enjoy peace"
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2019· 1 entry
Connected with Justin Willman on Magic for Humans as a special guest on the Christmas episode
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2018· 2 entries
Sarandon was arrested during the Women Disobey protests, along with 575 other people, for protesting at the Hart Senate Office Building where a sit-in was being held against Donald Trump's migrant separation policy
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Joined the "Social Impact Advisory Board" of the San Diego International Film Festival
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2017· 6 entries
Sarandon said about Hillary Clinton: "I did think she was very, very dangerous
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Awarded Sitges Grand Honorary Award (2017).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
Sarandon portrayed Bette Davis in the first season of FX's anthology series Feud, where she earned her ninth Golden Globe nomination
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
That her sexuality was "open" and "up for grabs", and on a 2021 episode of the Divorced Not Dead podcast said of her dating interests, "I don't care if it's a man or a woman
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“I did think she was very, very dangerous. We would still be fracking, we would be at war”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
- #corroborated
- #www.theguardian.com
Sarandon revealed that she had had an affair with British actor Philip Sayer, who she further revealed had been gay
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2016· 3 entries
Endorsed Green Party of the United States presidential candidate Jill Stein
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
In an interview on All In with Chris Hayes, Sarandon indicated that she and other Sanders supporters might not support Hillary Clinton if Clinton were to be the Democratic nominee for president
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
“[Sul fatto di sostenere Bernie Sanders anziché Hillary Clinton alle elezioni presidenziali negli USA del 2016] Non voto con la mia vagina. È un insulto alle donne pensare di sostenere un candidato solo perché è una donna.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #lang:it
2015· 1 entry
Sarandon received the Goldene Kamera international lifetime achievement award
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2013· 1 entry
Was invited to inaugurate the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2012· 1 entry
Sarandon's audiobook performance of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding was released at Audible
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2011· 3 entries
Generated complaints from Roman Catholic authorities and from the Anti-Defamation League, which called on Sarandon to apologize
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Sarandon spoke to reporters and interested parties at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Sarandon spoke before a crowd in Madison, Wisconsin protesting Governor Scott Walker and his Budget Repair Bill
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2010· 2 entries
Awarded New Jersey Hall of Fame (2010).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
And received the Outstanding Artistic Life Award for her Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2009· 1 entry
Sarandon turned her hobby and love of ping pong into a table tennis club at SPiN NYC
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2006· 2 entries
Sarandon and ten relatives, including her son Miles, traveled to the United Kingdom to trace her family's Welsh genealogy
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Was one of eight women selected to carry in the Olympic flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, in Turin, Italy
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
2004· 1 entry
Served on the advisory committee for 2004 Racism Watch, an activist group
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1999· 4 entries
Was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
And 2000, she hosted and presented Mythos, a series of lectures by the late American mythology professor Joseph Campbell
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (1999).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
- #corroborated
And received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
1998· 1 entry
“Responding to the question "What to you is the difference between stage and film?" in Inside the Actors Studio, Season 4, Episode 13 (aired November 15, 1998)”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #lang:en
1996· 2 entries
Awarded Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (1996).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking (1996).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
1995· 1 entry
Sarandon was one of many Hollywood actors, directors and writers interviewed for the documentary The Celluloid Closet, which explores how Hollywood films have depicted homosexuality
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1994· 2 entries
Awarded Donostia Award (1994).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
Awarded Crystal Award (1994).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
- #corroborated
1988· 1 entry
Sarandon lived with actor Tim Robbins, whom she met while they were filming Bull Durham
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1986· 25 entries
“Hal terbaik yang bisa dilakukan adalah tetap ingin tahu, menjalani hidup yang autentik, dan menempatkan diri dalam banyak situasi baru bersama orang-orang yang memiliki banyak ide menantang. Seiring Anda menemukan jati diri dan menemukan suara Anda, hidup Anda akan semakin menarik.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“Every relationship starts out with a dream of what you think it's going to be, and you either have the tool kit when you get to the hard spots where you'll make it through, or you need to move on.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“Kind of like the difference between making love and masturbation, I'd say.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“Chiunque può giocare: non ci sono limitazioni né di età, né di genere, né di forma fisica. La ragazzina minuta può sconfiggere il tipo tutto muscoli: mi piace, come filosofia. Il ping pong aiuta persino a combattere l'Alzheimer.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“Ci sono 108 grani in un rosario e 108 punti di cucitura in una palla da baseball. Quando l'ho scoperto mi sono fatta cattolica.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“It's great to see people who find joy in service and don't close their eyes and aren't afraid.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“Es fantástico ver personas que no cierran los ojos y no tienen miedo». [It's great to see people who don't close their eyes and aren't afraid].”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:es
“È importante imparare ad ascoltare l'altro, ma anche noi stessi.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“The Power of One' : Interview with Susan Sarandon" at Belief.net”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“Hollywood no es liberal ni ama el cine, solo le interesa el dinero.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:es
“[Su Thelma & Louise] Girammo la fine del film letteralmente in una ripresa. Avevamo passato l'intera giornata girando scene in elicottero e tutte le altre cose che dovevano accadere l'ultimo giorno. Avevamo solo una ripresa e io dissi a Ridley 'la prendo e la bacio' e lui disse 'Ok.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“No matter where you stand on genocide, freedom of speech is an issue, is a right, that we all have.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“Religion is not black and white. It's much more complicated. Spirituality is much bigger than that. God is much bigger than that. I don't believe in a wrathful God. I believe he's much more forgiving and inclusive than some religions. The things that are done in her name or his name are horrible.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“Guerra” es cuando tu gobierno te dice quién es tu enemigo, “Revolución”, cuando lo descubres por ti mismo..”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:es
“Tidak peduli di mana Anda berdiri mengenai genosida, kebebasan berbicara adalah sebuah isu, adalah sebuah hak, yang kita semua miliki.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“I don't vote with my vagina. It's so insulting to women to think that you would follow a candidate just because she's a woman.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“People are questioning, people are standing up, people are educating themselves, people are stepping away from brainwashing that started when they were kids.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“Nuestro enemigo es el odio, el racismo, la colonización. Nuestro enemigo es el silencio de quien mira para otro lado cuando ve a niños aplastados, bebés hambrientos, madres que lloran. Nadie será libre hasta que todos lo seamos. ¡Palestina libre!”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:es
“Negli anni '50, in Italia c'erano bellissimi film sulle donne diretti da uomini. Non conosco bene il vostro cinema di oggi, ma quello del passato non aveva paura di venerare e ammirare incondizionatamente la donna. A Hollywood non è mai successo e non penso succederà mai.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“Orang-orang mempertanyakan, orang-orang bangkit, orang-orang mendidik diri mereka sendiri, orang-orang menjauh dari cuci otak yang dimulai sejak mereka masih anak-anak.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“Toda relación comienza con un sueño de lo que crees que será, y o tienes el kit de herramientas cuando llegas a los momentos difíciles en los que vas a salir adelante, o necesitas seguir adelante».[Every relationship starts out with a dream of what you think it's going to be, and you either have the tool kit when you get to the hard spots where you'll make it through, or you need to move on].”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:es
“Purtroppo è un'idea sbagliata quella che i sentimenti siano noiosi. In America pensano che il pubblico voglia solo azione, sia stupido. Ma in realtà i sentimenti e l'immaginazione creano empatia e sono un modo di riflettere. Il che fa paura, perché si potrebbe iniziare a pensare diversamente, e questo è uno dei motivi. Non si favorisce l'immaginazione e si mantiene il controllo.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:it
“It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“Akan menyenangkan jika hal itu bukan masalah besar jika seorang wanita mendapatkan pekerjaan yang bagus.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
“The best thing to do is stay curious, live an authentic life, and put yourself in many new situations with people who have a lot of challenging ideas. As you work out who you are and you find your voice, your life gets more and more interesting.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:id
1981· 1 entry
But did not get together until she returned to Italy to shoot Mussolini and I three years later
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1975· 2 entries
And divorced in 1979, but she retained his surname
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Sarandon appeared in the cult favorite The Rocky Horror Picture Show and had the female lead in The Great Waldo Pepper, opposite Robert Redford
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
1968· 2 entries
Sarandon and her then-husband Chris appeared on stage at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, Virginia
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
Studied at The Catholic University of America, Bachelor of Arts (1964–1968).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #education
- #corroborated
1964· 2 entries
Studied at Edison High School (1964).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #education
- #corroborated
Sarandon was inducted into the National Honor Society
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
1962· 1 entry
While still in high school, she joined a band and dance group to entertain sick children at a nearby rehabilitation hospital
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
- #corroborated
1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-10-04.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth