Susan Kohner
Known for: Actress
Born: 11 November 1936 (age 89), Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 24 titles
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.
Filmography
Channing
Freud: The Secret Passion
Going My Way
The Nurses
The Dick Powell Show
By Love Possessed
Route 66
Checkmate
All the Fine Young Cannibals
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
The Gene Krupa Story
The Big Fisherman
Imitation of Life
Rawhide
Dino
Trooper Hook
The Last Wagon
Matinee Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
To Hell and Back
Climax!
Cavalcade of America
Four Star Playhouse
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars