Susan Kohner
Acting
Biography
Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Jane in Douglas Sirk's drama Imitation of Life (1959), which earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Kohner has also starred in the films The Gene Krupa Story (1959), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female, All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), By Love Possessed (1961), and Freud (1962). Kohner retired from acting in 1964, after marrying menswear designer John Weitz, with whom she had two sons, filmmakers Paul and Chris Weitz.
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Movies (12)
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2022Self
Freud: The Secret Passion1962Martha Freud
By Love Possessed1961Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals1960Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine Enemies1960Rachel Heller
The Gene Krupa Story1959Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman1959Fara
Imitation of Life1959Sarah Jane (18)
Dino1957Shirley
Trooper Hook1957Consuela
The Last Wagon1956Jolie Normand
To Hell and Back1955Maria
Shows (14)
Channing1963Rena Covic
Going My Way1962
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self
The Nurses1962Terry Collins
The Dick Powell Show1961Miriam Marks
Route 661960
Checkmate1960Victoria Angelo
Rawhide1959Abbie Bartlett
Matinee Theater1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955Therese
Climax!1954(segment "Child of the Wind")
Cavalcade of America1952
Four Star Playhouse1952Anita
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951Angela O'Neill