Susan Kohner

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: Acting

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1936-11-11

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	To Hell and Back	Maria	66
2	1956	The Last Wagon	Jolie Normand	65
3	1957	Trooper Hook	Consuela	66
4	1957	Dino	Shirley	72
5	1959	Imitation of Life	Sarah Jane (18)	74
6	1959	The Big Fisherman	Fara	46
7	1959	The Gene Krupa Story	Ethel Maguire	70
8	1960	All the Fine Young Cannibals	Catherine McDowall	53
9	1961	By Love Possessed	Helen Detweiler	49
10	1962	Freud: The Secret Passion	Martha Freud	65

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Angela O'Neill	73
2	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Lynn Howell	73
3	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Anita	63
4	1952	Cavalcade of America		35
5	1954	Climax!	(segment "Child of the Wind")	33
6	1954	Climax!		33
7	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Therese	77
8	1955	Matinee Theater		50
9	1959	Rawhide	Abbie Bartlett	72
10	1960	Checkmate	Victoria Angelo	41
11	1960	Route 66		63
12	1961	The Dick Powell Show	Miriam Marks	55
13	1962	The Nurses	Terry Collins	50
14	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
15	1962	Going My Way		57
16	1963	Channing	Rena Covic	70

Susan Kohner

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