Susan Sarandon has played many strong women in her career. In addition to her role in Bull Durham, one of her sexy roles was portraying a sensual waitress in White Palace. In this movie her character had a relationship with a man much younger than herself.
That side of her character has also been noted in her personal life, like when she dated Sean Penn before he met Madonna. She is 12 years older than Tim Robbins with whom she has been with since 1988.
