Susan Kohner
Known for: Acting
Born: November 10, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
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Imitation of Life
Sarah Jane (18)
Freud: The Secret Passion
Martha Freud
The Gene Krupa Story
Ethel Maguire
The Last Wagon
Jolie Normand
Trooper Hook
Consuela
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Catherine McDowall
By Love Possessed
Helen Detweiler
The Big Fisherman
Fara
Dino
Shirley
To Hell and Back
Maria
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Rachel Heller
The Dick Powell Show
Miriam Marks
Route 66
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Therese
Going My Way
Rawhide
Abbie Bartlett
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Angela O'Neill
Climax!
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Matinee Theater
Cavalcade of America
Channing
Rena Covic
Four Star Playhouse
Anita