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Susan is #41 in AIM's "50 Hottest Redheads."
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In 2008 Susan posed wearing only tights and a feather boa in the book Hollywood Pinups, by photographer Timothy White.
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Susan has been nominated for seven Golden Globes. In 2003, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for
Igby Goes Down. In 1999, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Stepmom. In 1996, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Dead Man Walking. In 1993, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Lorenzo's Oil. In 1992, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for
Thelma and Louise. In 1991, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for
White Palace. In 1989, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for
Bull Durham.
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Susan has been nominated for three Emmys. In 2008, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for
Bernard and Doris. In 2002, she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for
Malcolm In The Middle. In 2001, she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for
Friends.
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In 1995 and 1996, Susan was nominated for SAG Awards in the category of "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role". In 1995, she was nominated for The Client. In 1996, she won the award for Dead Man Walking.
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Susan's first daughter, Eva Amurri, was born in 1985. Eva's father is Franco Amurri. Susan then had 2 more children with Tim Robbins, Jack Henry Robbins in May 1989 and Miles Guthrie Robbins in May 1992.
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Susan was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, Beauty over 60, in May 2007.
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Susan had her first child at age 39, and her second at 45.
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Susan appears in commercials for Revlon (2005-2006).
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Susan landed her first Hollywood role when her then-husband, Chris Sarandon, took her along on one of his auditions.
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As co-presenters of the Academy Awards in 1993, Susan and her partner, Tim Robbins, seized a chance to bring public attention to the plight of a few hundred Haitians with Aids who had been interned in Guantanamo Bay.
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Susan graduated from Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey where she was a cheerleader.
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According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, Susan's measurements are 37C-26-36.
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Susan caught pneumonia after shooting the pool scene in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Susan is listed along with Geena Davis on the 24th place in AFI's hero top 50.
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Susan is the first actress to win an Oscar for playing a nun.
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For the past ten years, Susan has been involved with Heifer International, an organization that donates farm animals to needy families who need the animals for work.
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Susan recorded a duet with Eddie Vedder which played over the end credits of the movie Cradle Will Rock.
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Susan is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
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Susan is sometimes credited as Susan Tomalin.
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Susan and Tim Robbins are both involved in left-wing and liberal political causes.
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Susan received four Academy Award nominations in the 1990s, finally winning in 1996.
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Susan's astrological sign is the Libra.
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Susan was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Thelma and Louise.
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In 1967 while in college, Susan met and married fellow student Chris Sarandon but they divorced in 1979.
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Susan's father is Welsh American and her mother is Italian-American.
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Susan keeps her Oscar in the bathroom.
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Susan has won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking.
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Susan participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony by carrying the Olympic flag in Torino.
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In 2005, Susan hosted a section of the Live 8 concert in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Susan earned $3,500,000 from the movie Lorenzo's Oil.
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Susan earned $5,000,000 from the movie The Client.
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Susan is a former "Ford" Model.
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Susan attended the Catholic University of America Drama School.
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Susan ranked #35 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
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Susan is 5'7½.
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The actress that plays Jessica Lockhart's daughter in Friends, is Susan Surandon's real life daughter.