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