Susan Sarandon
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10/03/1946
Queens, NY |
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| Began career as a model for the Ford Agency. |
| In 1970, she accompanied then-husband Chris Sarandon to his audition for the film Joe. He didn't land a part but she did. |
| While presenting at the 1993 Academy Awards, she spoke out about the plight of HIV-positive Haitian refugees incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay; her comments drew some negative press. |
| Made Broadway debut as Tricia Nixon in Gore Vidal's An Evening with Richard Nixon (1972). |
| Received the Amnesty International USA Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999. |
