Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

Born 1936-11-11 (age 89) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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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Known For

Dino
Dino

1957

as Shirley

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life

1959

as Sarah Jane (18)

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back

1955

as Maria

The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon

1956

as Jolie Normand

Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

as Martha Freud

Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook

1957

as Consuela

The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman

1959

as Fara

By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed

1961

as Helen Detweiler

All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Catherine McDowall

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1960

as Rachel Heller

The Gene Krupa Story
The Gene Krupa Story

1959

as Ethel Maguire