Susan Kohner

Acting

Susan Kohner

Born November 11, 1936Los Angeles, California, USA26 credits

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

Filmography

Channing
1963Channing
as Rena CovicTV
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962Freud: The Secret Passion
as Martha FreudMovie
The Nurses
1962The Nurses
as Terry CollinsTV
The Dick Powell Show
1961The Dick Powell Show
as Miriam MarksTV
By Love Possessed
1961By Love Possessed
as Helen DetweilerMovie
Checkmate
1960Checkmate
as Victoria AngeloTV
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Catherine McDowallMovie
The Gene Krupa Story
1959The Gene Krupa Story
as Ethel MaguireMovie
Imitation of Life
1959Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)Movie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Abbie BartlettTV
Dino
1957Dino
as ShirleyMovie
Trooper Hook
1957Trooper Hook
as ConsuelaMovie
The Last Wagon
1956The Last Wagon
as Jolie NormandMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as (segment "Child of the Wind")TV