Susan Kohner
1936-11-11 (1936)Los Angeles, California, USAActing
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
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Climax!
TV • 1954
Climax!
TV • 1954
Route 66
TV • 1960
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952
Going My Way
TV • 1962
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
The Nurses
TV • 1962
Channing
TV • 1963
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Dino
MOVIE • 1957
The Last Wagon
MOVIE • 1956
By Love Possessed
MOVIE • 1961