orig. Susan Abigail Tomalin
born Oct. 4, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S.
U.S. film actress.
After reading with her husband, Chris Sarandon (divorced 1979), at one of his auditions, she was cast as the female lead in Joe (1970). After winning fans in the campy Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), she proved her talent in films such as Pretty Baby (1978), Atlantic City (1981), and The Witches of Eastwick (1987). Her later films include Bull Durham (1988), Thelma and Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Dead Man Walking (1995, Academy Award), Cradle Will Rock (1999), and Igby Goes Down (2002).