Susan Bluman was 19 years old when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. She recalls the vivid memory of German troops overtaking Warsaw, "... the German armies finally marched into Warsaw, we didn't realize how our life is going to change completely. Because as the war broke out, I would say that my life changed 180 degrees. ... Whatever it was, was no more." The brutal German occupation of Poland was a campaign of terror on Polish civilians. German police units shot thousands of non-Jew

Susan Sarandon as Sister Helen Prejean in 1995's American crime drama 'Dead Man Walking.' Sarandon's performance earned her the Best Actress Oscar at the 68th Academy Awards. Sarandon has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress an additional four times for her performances in 'Atlantic City' (1981), 'Thelma & Louise' (1991), 'Lorenzo's Oil' (1992), and 'The Client' (1994). | The Academy