Known for
Acting
Credits
26
Gender
Woman
Birthday
11 Nov 1936 (87)
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Susanna "Susan" Kohner
Susanna Kohner
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Channing | Rena Covic |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion | Martha Freud |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | Going My Way | |
| 1962 | The Nurses | Terry Collins |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Helen Detweiler |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Miriam Marks |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals | Catherine McDowall |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Victoria Angelo |
| 1959 | Imitation of Life | Sarah Jane (18) |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Abbie Bartlett |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Fara |
| 1959 | The Gene Krupa Story | Ethel Maguire |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook | Consuela |
| 1957 | Dino | Shirley |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon | Jolie Normand |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Therese |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back | Maria |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1954 | Climax! | (segment "Child of the Wind") |
| 1954 | Climax! | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Anita |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Angela O'Neill |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Lynn Howell |