RATINGS: Cast & Crew

DOB: October 4, 1946

Background: Sarandon was born in New York City, the eldest of nine children. Her father was a TV producer and a night club singer.

Filmography: Her film debut was in "Joe" (1970). Since then, she has appeared in, among other films, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975), "Atlantic City" (1980), "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987), "Bull Durham" (1988), "Thelma & Louise" (1991), "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992), "The Client" (1994), "Little Women" (1994), "Dead Man Walking" (1995), "Stepmom" (1998), "Anywhere But Here" (1999), "Igby Goes Down" (2002), "Moonlight Mile" (2002), "Elizabethtown" (2005), "Bernard and Doris" (2006), "In the Valley of Elah" (2007), "Solitary Man" (2009), "The Lovely Bones" (2009), "You Don't Know Jack" (2010), "The Company You Keep" (2012), "Arbitrage" (2012), and "Cloud Atlas" (2012).
 

Academy Awards: Win - Best Actress ("Dead Man Walking," 1995)

Best Actress Nominations:
"The Client" (1994); lost to Jessica Lange ("Blue Sky")
"Lorenzo's Oil" (1992); lost to Emma Thompson ("Howards End")
"Thelma & Louise" (1991); lost to Jodie Foster ("The Silence of the Lambs")
"Atlantic City" (1981); lost to Katharine Hepburn ("On Golden Pond")

Emmy Awards:

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"Bernard and Doris" (2008); lost to Laura Linney ("John Adams")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress Nomination
"You Don't Know Jack" (2010); lost to Julia Ormond ("Temple Grandin")

Best Comedy Guest Actress Nominations:
"Malcolm in the Middle" (2002); lost to Cloris Leachman ("Malcolm in the Middle")
"Friends" (2001); lost to Jean Smart ("Frasier")

Golden Globes:

Best Film Drama Actress Nominations
"Stepmom" (1999); lost to Cate Blanchett ("Elizabeth")
"Dead Man Walking" (1996); lost to Sharon Stone ("Casino")
"Lorenzo's Oil" (1993); lost to Emma Thompson ("Howard's End")
"Thelma and Louise" (1992); lost to Jodie Foster ("The Silence of the Lambs")
"White Palace" (1991); lost to Kathy Bates ("Misery")

Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress Nomination
"Bull Durham" (1989); lost to Melanie Griffith ("Working Girl")

Best Film Supporting Actress Nomination
"Igby Goes Down" (2003); lost to Meryl Streep ("Adaptation")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"Bernard and Doris" (2009); lost to Laura Linney ("John Adams")

SAG Awards: Win - Best Film Actress ("Dead Man Walking," 1996)

Best Film Actress Nomination
"The Client" (1995); lost to Jodie Foster ("Nell")

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"You Don't Know Jack" (2011); lost to Claire Danes ("Temple Grandin")
"Bernard and Doris" (2009); lost to Laura Linney ("John Adams")