Susan Kohner
Acting
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.
As actor 26
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Matinee Theater
1955
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Rawhide
1959
Climax!
1954
Route 66
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Cavalcade of America
1952
Checkmate
1960
The Nurses
1962
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Going My Way
1962
Channing
1963
Imitation of Life
1959
To Hell and Back
1955
The Last Wagon
1956
Dino
1957
By Love Possessed
1961
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
The Big Fisherman
1959
Trooper Hook
1957
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022