The Life of Hollywood Actress Susan Sarandon

Susan Abigail Tomalin was born on October 4, 1946, in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. She was the eldest of nine children born to Lenora Marie and Phillip Leslie Tomalin. Her father worked in advertising and later television production, while her mother focused on raising their large family.

Raised in a Roman Catholic household, she spent her early childhood in New York before her family relocated to Edison, New Jersey. Growing up as the oldest sibling shaped her sense of responsibility early on. Those formative years in Queens and suburban New Jersey laid the groundwork for her future ambitions.