
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.

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