Biography

Robert Downey Jr. proposed to her on her 30th birthday.

Sting ("Every Breath You Take") and Billy Joel performed at her wedding to Robert Downey Jr..

Was valedictorian in 1991 at Schaumburg High School in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Gave birth to her 2nd child, at age 40, a daughter Avri Roel Downey on November 4, 2014 at 3:22 a.m., weighing 7 lbs even and measuring 20 inches. Child's father is her husband, Robert Downey Jr.. It's pronounced Ay-Vree. But there's a bit of a tale behind Avri's middle name, Roel, which is derived from her grandparents' names. The first two letters of Roel are for The Judge (2014) and Iron Man 2 (2010) star's father, Robert Downey Sr., and his wife, Rosemary. They also are a shout-out to producer Susan's mom, Rosie. The last two letters are for the actor's mother, Elsie, and Susan's father, Eliot Levin.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 38, a son Exton Elias Downey on February 7, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Robert Downey Jr..

If there was no Hollywood, no next movie, no deal at Warner Brothers, no place in Malibu or Venice, I would still be really happy.

I was very focused, driven, rigid, work-oriented. I didn't care about having a family or making a home. I didn't think about kids. It's not that I didn't want those things; I just didn't think about them.

I was never a girl who thought about getting married. Being in a relationship wasn't my priority.

I have no idea why, and this is others' observations of me - I tend to be in the realm of these very complicated personalities. I guess I enjoy corralling that.

As a producer, you're there from the inception of the concept to the delivery of it. It just takes so much energy.