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Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

Born: 1936-11-11 • 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.

Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story poster
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 • Self
Freud: The Secret Passion poster
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 • Martha Freud
By Love Possessed poster
By Love Possessed
1961 • Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals poster
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 • Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine Enemies poster
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960 • Rachel Heller
The Gene Krupa Story poster
The Gene Krupa Story
1959 • Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman poster
The Big Fisherman
1959 • Fara
Imitation of Life poster
Imitation of Life
1959 • Sarah Jane (18)
Dino poster
Dino
1957 • Shirley
Trooper Hook poster
Trooper Hook
1957 • Consuela
The Last Wagon poster
The Last Wagon
1956 • Jolie Normand
To Hell and Back poster
To Hell and Back
1955 • Maria