Susan Kohner
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-11-11 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Climax!
as (segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
Rawhide
as Abbie Bartlett
Route 66
Matinee Theater
Four Star Playhouse
as Anita
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Therese
Going My Way
The Nurses
as Terry Collins
Dino
as Shirley
Checkmate
as Victoria Angelo
The Dick Powell Show
as Miriam Marks
Cavalcade of America
Channing
as Rena Covic
The Last Wagon
as Jolie Normand
Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Angela O'Neill
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lynn Howell
To Hell and Back
as Maria