Susan Sarandon: podcast appearances and interviews

Susan Abigail Sarandon, born on October 4, 1946, is an American actor with a career spanning over five decades. She has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, and a British Academy Film Award. Additionally, she has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, ten Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award. Sarandon made her film debut in the movie Joe in 1970 and gained early recognition through her appearances on soap operas such as A World Apart and Search for Tomorrow. She became more prominent with her role in the musical horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975. Her performances in Atlantic City, Thelma & Louise, Lorenzo's Oil, and The Client earned her four Oscar nominations before she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking in 1995. Her filmography also includes Pretty Baby, The Hunger, The Witches of Eastwick, Bull Durham, Little Women, Stepmom, Enchanted, The Lovely Bones, Cloud Atlas, Tammy, and The Meddler. Sarandon's stage career began with her Broadway debut in An Evening with Richard Nixon in 1972, and she later participated in the 2009 revival of Exit the King. Her television work encompasses guest roles on sitcoms like Friends and Malcolm in the Middle, as well as starring roles such as an advocate in the HBO film You Don't Know Jack, Doris Duke in Bernard and Doris, and Bette Davis in Feud. She is also known for her social and political activism, serving as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1999 and receiving the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006.