Susan Kohner
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.
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
27 titles
The Merv Griffin Show
Climax!
Climax!
Matinee Theater
Route 66
Rawhide
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Checkmate
Cavalcade of America
Going My Way
The Dick Powell Show
The Nurses
Channing
Imitation of Life
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Last Wagon
To Hell and Back
Freud: The Secret Passion
By Love Possessed
The Big Fisherman
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Dino
Trooper Hook
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