Thelma & Louise Star Susan Sarandon Stuns At 75 — Look At Her Today

Aug 10, 2022 by apost team

Actress Susan Sarandon has had a long and successful career, starting out as a wide-eyed ingénue in the 1970s. She has since starred in an array of films and television shows and has been honored with multiple awards and accolades over her several decades in the entertainment industry. The star has also made appearances on stage, both on and off Broadway. Aside from her acting career, Sarandon has also been a vocal activist for various causes, including endometriosis treatment. She is also a Unicef Goodwill ambassador. But where did it all start?

Sarandon was born on Oct. 4, 1946, in New York City, New York. During her school years, she found a love for performing and began acting, dancing and playing musical instruments. It was clear that she had talent from the start, and it only got stronger as she made her way into adulthood.

The actress made her acting debut in the film “Joe” in 1970. Shortly after, she went on to appear on television before later starring as Janet Weiss in the musical comedy horror film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

She’s been in several other notable films, including “The Witches of Eastwick,” “Lorenzo’s Oil,” “The Client,” and “Little Women.” However, to this day, Sarandon’s most recognized film is 1991’s “Thelma & Louise,” in which she starred alongside Geena Davis.

In the film, Sarandon played Louise Sawyer, the best friend of Davis’s character Thelma Dickinson. The duo found themselves on the run from the law after an altercation at a bar took a turn for the worst. The movie was praised for championing sisterhood and friendship, portrayed fantastically by the two female leads. Sarandon showed that despite not looking like the typical Hollywood bombshells of the moment, she could still be sexy by exuding confidence.

Sarandon has been married and divorced once and has had three highly publicized romances with Franco Amurri, Tim Robbins and Jonathan Bricklin. She also has three children, with her eldest being born when she was 39 years old and her youngest when she was 45.

Sarandon has also been vocal about becoming a mother around the age of 40. She had her first child – lifestyle blogger and actress Eva Amurri – in 1985. Sarandon welcomed her second child – director and writer Jack Henry Robbins – in 1989, and her third child – musician and actor Miles Robbins – in 1992.

According to PEOPLE, Sarandon has no regrets about how or when she became a mother. Speaking about the worst advice she was ever given, the actress shared:

“I think it was, ‘Don’t have the baby,’ as though it would ruin my career, and I was so old anyway.”

She continued, “I had my first baby at 39 and my third at 45, and with each child, (people were) like, ‘Are you crazy? Don’t!’”

Speaking with PEOPLE in 2020, Sarandon offered some advice for soon-to-be moms. “What I always tell any woman who’s telling me they’re thinking of having a baby is that no matter how involved or well-intentioned your baby daddy or husband is, it is up to you in the beginning,” she said. “That’s the way it’s designed, there’s just not getting around that.”

She added, “Try to have the best time you can with the birth and everything else because it’s a pretty crazy, sci-fi adventure. Try not to think you have to be perfect.”

Now 75, Sarandon is not only a mother but also a grandmother! Even though the actress said that the latter role is “so much easier,” it’s clear that she’s enjoyed every part of her motherhood journey.

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Despite being at an age that is past most Hollywood actresses’ sell-by date, Sarandon has continued to find acting gigs that are not just “grandma” roles. She played a sultry teacher in the TV show “30 Rock” and free-spirited Isis in “A Bad Moms Christmas.”

Starting from her role as the sexually enlightened Janet Weiss in 1975’s “Rocky Horror,” Sarandon has had a reputation for pulling off sexy characters who are not afraid to speak their mind. 

She has also been a regular on Hollywood “Sexiest Women” lists, which she said she “loves.” 

She told news.com.au:

“I don’t have any problem with it at all. I mean, my friends this age are sexual. It’s not like I’m a freak. I think age is a myth that has to be revisited. Just as people have seen 40 isn’t the end of life, 60 isn’t the end, either.”

She added that attitude plays a big part in sex appeal, telling the Australian site: “For years I was trying to decide whether or not to be in Playboy,” she said, adding, “every year they’d ask me, and the money would go up. I’d try to figure out why the women in that magazine didn’t seem to be people; it was all about the big breasts. Then I looked at Jeanne Moreau (a French star who was big in the 1960s) and thought, why are you so compelling? You don’t look anything like you’re supposed to. I realized there’s something about her that says ‘Yes’ to life.”

While Sarandon’s beauty is absolutely apparent in all the films and shows she’s starred in over the years, she said it’s not the be-all and end-all.

“I’ve learned that beauty is not about being perfect. It’s the imperfections that make you beautiful.”

We love Susan Sarandon’s message of beauty and sexiness at any age! What do you think? Tell us your thoughts and pass this on to all the other ageless beauties you know!