Susan Kohner
Acting • Born 1936-11-11
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.
Filmography
28 credits
Imitation of Life
Movie • 1959
Sarah Jane (18)
Freud: The Secret Passion
Movie • 1962
Martha Freud
The Gene Krupa Story
Movie • 1959
Ethel Maguire
The Last Wagon
Movie • 1956
Jolie Normand
Trooper Hook
Movie • 1957
Consuela
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Movie • 1960
Catherine McDowall
By Love Possessed
Movie • 1961
Helen Detweiler
The Big Fisherman
Movie • 1959
Fara
Dino
Movie • 1957
Shirley
To Hell and Back
Movie • 1955
Maria
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Movie • 2022
Self
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Movie • 1960
Rachel Heller
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
Miriam Marks
Route 66
TV • 1960
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Therese
Going My Way
TV • 1962
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Abbie Bartlett
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Angela O'Neill
Climax!
TV • 1954
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952
Channing
TV • 1963
Rena Covic
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Lynn Howell
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Anita
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Victoria Angelo
Climax!
TV • 1954
The Nurses
TV • 1962
Terry Collins