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1999 - Even without her heels, the actress looked elegant as she set her hand- and footprints outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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1999 - The actress with her former partner, Tim Robbins, and her daughter, Eva Amurri, at the Golden Globes. The couple matched in black.
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2002 - Susan Sarandon, her kids, and Tim Robbins posing as she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She's wearing the same dress from the TCL Chinese Theatre ceremony.
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2002 - A vision in simple black at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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2003 - Our lady in red and her son Jack Henry Robbins at the Golden Globes.
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2003 - 'Thelma & Louise' co-stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, both looking stunning, reunited at the Lincoln Center in New York City for a tribute to Sarandon.
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2004 - Looking like a fine bottle of wine at the Golden Globes.
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2004 - Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins once again opted for black, this time at the Academy Awards.
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2005 - For the 'Elizabethtown' premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the actress went for a patterned dress.
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2006 - There's something sweet yet saucy about this look from Susan Sarandon at the International Emmy Awards in New York City.
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2008
- Red proved, yet again, a winner for Susan Sarandon, who was accompanied by Tim Robbins at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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2009 - Sunglasses on the red carpet is a bit of a bold move, but Sarandon's not above some risk-taking, this at the Golden Globes.
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2009 - The dress Sarandon wore to the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2009 is best appreciated at this angle.
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2010 - Susan Sarandon shines beside her daughter and fellow actress Eva Amurri, this at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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2011 - We appreciate this return to color at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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2012 - Some black, some color: a compromise that worked at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
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2014 - The New York native clearly feels right at home at the Tribeca Film Festival. We're digging the floral print coat.
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2014 - We have a winner with this suit and silk blouse combo at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards.
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2015 - Susan Sarandon proves we need to see trenchcoats on the red carpet more often, this at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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2016 - Susan Sarandon, two of her children, and her... bra? This at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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2016 - Speaking of accessories, check out the cast boot the actress rocked at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, where she was recognized with the Cinema Icon Award.
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2016 - A short while later at the Cannes Film Festival, she was all better, but was flaunting a new accessory. And this time the shades were here to stay.
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2017 - An emerald velvet gown and a whole lot of leg, this at the following year's Cannes Film Festival, where the shades returned.
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2017 - Leg and shades continue to rule the day, as evidenced at the Venice Film Festival.
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2017 - There is something absolutely regal about this look from the actress, seen here at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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2018 - The actress accompanied by Time's Up activist Rosa Clemente at the Golden Globes.
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2018 - With a dress that shiny, we can see why she would need the shades. Here's Sarandon at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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2018
- Sarandon and her 'The Hunger' co-star, Catherine Deneuve, at the 'Belle de Jour' 50th anniversary screening at MoMA in New York City.
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2019 - In the last several years, the actress has shown a clear preference for suits, as seen in 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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2019
- If the suits continue, so too do the shades and the shine. Here's Sarandon once again at TIFF. See also: The best feminist films about women's rights.
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Susan Sarandon's effortless red carpet sex appeal
The Oscar winner turns 74 on October 4
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Susan Sarandon has been entertaining us for nearly half a century, believe it or not. Somehow the actress is turning 74, and it's like we're only now getting the memo.
In all this time, she hasn't slowed down, and neither has her red carpet style. But it has evolved. Her famous cleavage-revealing dresses are still around, but these days suits are more common. Whatever she wears, one thing remains true: Susan Sarandon has sex appeal to spare.
Looking for a refresher? Then look no further than this gallery.
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