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
Cast Credits
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
Channing
Character: Rena Covic
TV • 1963
Freud: The Secret Passion
Character: Martha Freud
MOVIE • 1962
Going My Way
Character:
TV • 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
TV • 1962
The Nurses
Character: Terry Collins
TV • 1962
The Dick Powell Show
Character: Miriam Marks
TV • 1961
By Love Possessed
Character: Helen Detweiler
MOVIE • 1961
Route 66
Character:
TV • 1960
Checkmate
Character: Victoria Angelo
TV • 1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Character: Catherine McDowall
MOVIE • 1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Character: Rachel Heller
MOVIE • 1960
The Gene Krupa Story
Character: Ethel Maguire
MOVIE • 1959
The Big Fisherman
Character: Fara
MOVIE • 1959
Imitation of Life
Character: Sarah Jane (18)
MOVIE • 1959
Rawhide
Character: Abbie Bartlett
TV • 1959
Dino
Character: Shirley
MOVIE • 1957
Trooper Hook
Character: Consuela
MOVIE • 1957
The Last Wagon
Character: Jolie Normand
MOVIE • 1956
Matinee Theater
Character:
TV • 1955