Susan Kohner
Acting
Born: 1936-11-11 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Four Star Playhouse
Anita
Rawhide
Abbie Bartlett
Matinee Theater
Climax!
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
Route 66
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Therese
Checkmate
Victoria Angelo
Cavalcade of America
The Nurses
Terry Collins
The Dick Powell Show
Miriam Marks
Channing
Rena Covic
Going My Way
Imitation of Life
Sarah Jane (18)
The Last Wagon
Jolie Normand
By Love Possessed
Helen Detweiler
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Angela O'Neill
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lynn Howell
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Catherine McDowall
To Hell and Back
Maria
Dino
Shirley
Freud: The Secret Passion
Martha Freud
The Big Fisherman
Fara
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Rachel Heller
Trooper Hook
Consuela
The Gene Krupa Story
Ethel Maguire
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self