Susan Sarandon Dead Man Walking 1996

Susan won an Oscar for playing the real-life Sister Helen Prejean. Her career has spanned from playing a hooker on film to winning an Oscar for playing a nun. If these two roles don’t show off her range as an actress, I don’t know what does. Set at the turn of the century, the movie “Pretty Baby” features Susan working in a brothel. After discovering she is pregnant, she decides to make the best of the situation. Her decision is to continue working while raising the child in that environment. After twelve years, the story takes a dramatic turn as her child (played by Brooke Shields) follows in her mother’s career path and even marries a much older man. Due to its subject matter, this movie sparked controversy and remains controversial to this day.

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