Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

  • Birthday: 1936-11-11
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also know as: Susanna "Susan" Kohner

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.

Filmography

The Gene Krupa Story

1959

As Ethel Maguire

The Big Fisherman

1959

As Fara

The Last Wagon

1956

As Jolie Normand

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

As Catherine McDowall

Dino

1957

As Shirley

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

As Martha Freud

Imitation of Life

1959

As Sarah Jane (18)

By Love Possessed

1961

As Helen Detweiler

Trooper Hook

1957

As Consuela

To Hell and Back

1955

As Maria

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