Susan Kohner
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Climax!
(segment "Child of the Wind")
1954
Series
Climax!
1954
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Rawhide
Abbie Bartlett
1959
Series
Route 66
1960
Four Star Playhouse
Anita
1952
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Therese
1955
Series
Checkmate
Victoria Angelo
1960
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Miriam Marks
1961
Series
Channing
Rena Covic
1963
Series
The Nurses
Terry Collins
1962
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Angela O'Neill
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lynn Howell
1951
Film
The Last Wagon
Jolie Normand
1956
Film
Imitation of Life
Sarah Jane (18)
1959
Film
Trooper Hook
Consuela
1957
Film
Dino
Shirley
1957
Film
To Hell and Back
Maria
1955
Film
Freud: The Secret Passion
Martha Freud
1962
Film
The Big Fisherman
Fara
1959
Film
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Rachel Heller
1960
Film
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Catherine McDowall
1960
Film
By Love Possessed
Helen Detweiler
1961
Film
The Gene Krupa Story
Ethel Maguire
1959
Film
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self
2022