 Susan Sarandon as Drew's mother Hollie
Susan Sarandon portrays Hollie Baylor, Drew's mother who begins the arduous process of putting the pieces of her life together after the death of her husband Mitch.
The extremely versatile actress brings her own brand of sex appeal and intelligence to every role - from her fearless portrayal in “Bull Durham” to her Oscar-nominated performances in “Thelma and Louise,” “Lorenzo's Oil,” “The Client,” and “Atlantic City” to her Academy Award®-winning and SAG Award winning role in “Dead Man Walking” as Sister Helen, a nun consoling a death-row inmate.
In 2004, Sarandon was seen in “Alfie” opposite Jude Law, in “Shall We Dance” with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez and in “Noel” with Robin Williams, Paul Walker and Penelope Cruz. She also starred in the 2003 CBS Movie “Ice Bound” as Dr. Jerri Nielson - based on Nielson's real life survival story - and as Princess Wensicia Corrino in the Sci Fi Channel Mini Series “Children of Dune.”
Sarandon made her acting debut in the movie “Joe,” which she followed with a continuing role in the TV drama “A World Apart.” Her early film credits include “The Great Waldo Pepper,” “Lovin' Molly,” “The Front Page” and the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” In 1978 she played Brooke Shields' mother in Louis Malle's controversial “Pretty Baby” and went on to receive her first Oscar nomination in Malle's “Atlantic City.”
More recently, Sarandon was seen in Brad Silberling's “Moonlight Mile,” with Dustin Hoffman; in the comedy “Igby Goes Down,” with Jeff Goldblum; in “The Banger Sisters,” with Goldie Hawn and Geoffrey Rush; opposite Paul Newman and Gene Hackman in “Twilight;” in the poignant comedy “Stepmom” with Julia Roberts; in the erotic farce “Illuminata,” directed by John Turturro; Tim Robbins' drama “Cradle Will Rock”; Wayne Wang's “Anywhere But Here”; and Stanley Tucci's “Joe Gould's Secret.”
In addition to her many onscreen credits, she lent her vocal talents to the animated features “Rugrats in Paris,” “James and the Giant Peach,” and “Cats & Dogs” and served as narrator for Laleh Khadivi's documentary “900 Women,” about female prison inmates.
The hard-working actress has made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects both in film and television. Her additional feature credits include: “King of the Gypsies,” “The Hunger,” “Compromising Positions,” “The January Man,” “White Palace,” “The Buddy System,” “Sweet Hearts Dance,” “A Dry White Season,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” “Bob Roberts,” “Light Sleeper,” “Little Women,” and “Safe Passage.” She also starred in HBO's “Earthly Possessions,” based on the Anne Tyler novel and directed by James Lapine; in the CBS Movie “Women of Valor;” and the HBO Miniseries “Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce” opposite Bob Hoskins and Anthony Hopkins.
On Broadway, Sarandon appeared in Gore Vidal's “An Evening with Richard Nixon” and received critical acclaim for her performances Off-Broadway in “A Coupla of White Chicks Sitting Around Talkin'” and the thriller “Extremities.” She also appeared, Off-Off-Broadway, in the moving post September 11th stage play “The Guys.”
Sarandon recently appeared in the TV Movie “The Exonerated,” directed by Bob Balaban. She will soon be seen in a musical comedy for director John Turturro entitled “Romance and Cigarettes,” starring opposite James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet and Steve Buscemi. She will also soon star opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Seann William Scott in the comedy “Mr. Woodcock.” She was most recently seen in a cameo role, as herself, in Martin Short's comedy “Jiminy Glick in La La Wood.”
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