Susan Sarandon Net Worth

What Is Susan Sarandon's Net Worth?

Susan Sarandon is an American actress and activist who has a net worth of $60 million.

Susan Sarandon has worked steadily in film, television, and theater for more than five decades, building a career around intelligent, independent, and frequently unconventional characters.

She first attracted widespread attention as Janet Weiss in the cult musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Sarandon earned the first of her five Academy Award nominations for "Atlantic City" before becoming one of Hollywood's leading actresses through films including "Bull Durham," "Thelma & Louise," "Lorenzo's Oil," "The Client," and "Stepmom." She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean in the 1995 drama "Dead Man Walking."

Sarandon has continued taking prominent roles well beyond the traditional age range afforded to Hollywood leading women. Her later credits include "Enchanted," "The Lovely Bones," "Cloud Atlas," "Feud: Bette and Joan," "Blue Beetle," "The Six Triple Eight," "Nonnas," and "The Accompanist."

Outside acting, Sarandon is known for her political and humanitarian activism. She also helped launch SPiN, an international chain of table tennis social clubs combining ping pong, restaurants, bars, and event spaces.

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Early Life

Susan Abigail Tomalin was born on October 4, 1946, in New York City. She was raised in Edison, New Jersey, as the eldest of nine children in a Roman Catholic family. Her mother, Lenora, was a homemaker, while her father, Phillip, worked as an advertising executive and television producer.

After graduating from Edison High School in 1964, Susan enrolled at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She studied drama under Gilbert V. Hartke and supported herself with jobs including house cleaning, hairdressing, and switchboard operation.

While attending college, she met actor Chris Sarandon. They married in 1967, and Susan adopted his surname professionally. She continued using Sarandon as her stage name after their divorce.

Early Career and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

Sarandon made her film debut in the 1970 drama "Joe," playing the daughter of a wealthy businessman who disappears into New York's counterculture. She followed with roles on the daytime dramas "A World Apart" and "Search for Tomorrow."

Her early films included "The Pursuit of Happiness," "Lovin' Molly," and "The Great Waldo Pepper." In 1975, she played Janet Weiss opposite Tim Curry in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

The musical comedy was not a major success during its original release, but midnight screenings transformed it into one of the most enduring cult films in history. Sarandon's performance introduced her to generations of moviegoers and became one of the signature roles of her career.

She followed with appearances in "Pretty Baby," "King of the Gypsies," and Louis Malle's "Atlantic City." Her portrayal of casino worker Sally Matthews in "Atlantic City" earned Sarandon her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

"The Hunger," "The Witches of Eastwick," and "Bull Durham"

Sarandon continued taking provocative and unusual roles throughout the 1980s. She starred opposite Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie in the stylish vampire film "The Hunger" and joined Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson in the supernatural comedy "The Witches of Eastwick."

In 1988, Sarandon starred as baseball devotee Annie Savoy in "Bull Durham." The romantic sports comedy paired her with Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins.

The film became both a critical and commercial success and is widely considered one of the best baseball movies ever made. Sarandon and Robbins began a relationship during production.

"Thelma & Louise"

Sarandon delivered one of her most iconic performances in Ridley Scott's 1991 road movie "Thelma & Louise." She played Louise Sawyer, a waitress who flees across the American Southwest with her friend Thelma, played by Geena Davis.

The film became a cultural landmark, celebrated for centering two women in a genre traditionally dominated by men. Sarandon and Davis both received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. The movie also provided an early breakthrough role for Brad Pitt.

Sarandon received another Oscar nomination the following year for "Lorenzo's Oil," in which she and Nick Nolte played parents searching for a treatment for their son's rare neurological illness.

"The Client" and "Dead Man Walking"

In 1994, Sarandon starred as attorney Reggie Love in the legal thriller "The Client." Her performance earned her a fourth Academy Award nomination and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.

She finally won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1995 drama "Dead Man Walking." Written and directed by Tim Robbins, the film was based on the experiences of Catholic nun and anti-death-penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean.

Sarandon played Prejean opposite Sean Penn as a convicted murderer awaiting execution. The role required her to balance compassion for the prisoner with recognition of the suffering endured by his victims' families.

In addition to her Oscar, Sarandon won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

Later Film Career

Sarandon remained a major Hollywood presence throughout the late 1990s and 2000s. She played Marmee in "Little Women," appeared in Robbins' historical drama "Cradle Will Rock," and starred opposite Julia Roberts in "Stepmom."

Her other films included "White Palace," "Anywhere but Here," "The Banger Sisters," "Igby Goes Down," "Shall We Dance?," "Alfie," "Elizabethtown," "Enchanted," and "Speed Racer."

In 2008, she appeared opposite her daughter, Eva Amurri, in "Middle of Nowhere." She later worked with director Peter Jackson on "The Lovely Bones."

During the 2010s, Sarandon appeared in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," "Arbitrage," "Cloud Atlas," "Tammy," "The Meddler," and "A Bad Moms Christmas."

Her later film work included the superhero movie "Blue Beetle," Tyler Perry's World War II drama "The Six Triple Eight," and the Netflix comedy "Nonnas," in which she appeared alongside Vince Vaughn. In 2026, she starred with Aubrey Plaza in "The Accompanist."

Television Career

Sarandon has made frequent television appearances throughout her career. Her guest credits include "Friends," "Malcolm in the Middle," "30 Rock," "Rescue Me," "Mike & Molly," and "The Simpsons."

She received Emmy nominations for playing a woman helping a terminally ill man die in "You Don't Know Jack" and for portraying Doris Duke in the HBO film "Bernard and Doris."

In 2017, Sarandon played screen legend Bette Davis opposite Jessica Lange's Joan Crawford in the first season of "Feud." Her performance earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Sarandon later appeared in "Ray Donovan" and starred as country-music family matriarch Dottie Roman in the 2022 Fox drama "Monarch."

SPiN

Sarandon helped co-found SPiN with Jonathan Bricklin, Andrew Gordon, Franck Raharinosy, and Wally Green. The first location opened in New York City in 2009.

The concept combined professional-quality table tennis courts with restaurants, cocktail bars, music, tournaments, and private events. Sarandon's involvement helped attract publicity and position ping pong as a social nightlife activity rather than merely a competitive sport.

SPiN expanded across the United States and Canada. The company operates nine venues in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Toronto.

Activism

Sarandon has used her celebrity to support political, humanitarian, and social causes throughout her career. She has campaigned against the death penalty, opposed several American military interventions, advocated for hunger relief, and supported civil rights and refugee organizations.

She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999. Sarandon has also participated in demonstrations and supported political candidates including Bernie Sanders.

Her activism has occasionally generated controversy and professional consequences, but she has continued speaking publicly on issues including war, economic inequality, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and humanitarian relief.

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Personal Life

Susan married Chris Sarandon in 1967. They divorced in 1979 but remained on friendly terms.

She later had a relationship with Italian filmmaker Franco Amurri. Their daughter, actress Eva Amurri, was born in 1985.

In 1988, Sarandon began dating Tim Robbins after meeting him while making "Bull Durham." They had two sons, Jack and Miles, and remained together for 21 years before separating in 2009. Although they were frequently described as one of Hollywood's longest-lasting couples, they never married.

Sarandon later dated Jonathan Bricklin, one of her SPiN co-founders, for several years.

Real Estate

Susan and Tim acquired apartments in a Chelsea building in Manhattan during the early 1990s and eventually combined them into a roughly 6,000-square-foot duplex.

Following their separation, Susan paid Tim $3.2 million to acquire his ownership interest in the property. She listed the six-bedroom duplex for $7.9 million in July 2020 and sold it for the full asking price several months later.

After separating from Robbins, Sarandon also paid $1.75 million for a one-bedroom penthouse in Greenwich Village.

In 2012, she paid $900,000 for a 2,500-square-foot loft in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood. The two-bedroom residence had previously been owned by artist Danny Simmons, the brother of Russell Simmons.

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