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