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Home/People/Susan Kohner
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Born
Nov 11, 1936
Age 89
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

12
Movies
16
TV Shows
Also Known As
Susanna "Susan" Kohner
Susanna Kohner
IMDb Profile

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.
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story poster

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

as Self
2022
Freud: The Secret Passion poster

Freud: The Secret Passion

as Martha Freud
1962
By Love Possessed poster

By Love Possessed

as Helen Detweiler
1961
All the Fine Young Cannibals poster

All the Fine Young Cannibals

as Catherine McDowall
1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies poster

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Rachel Heller
1960
The Gene Krupa Story poster

The Gene Krupa Story

as Ethel Maguire
1959
The Big Fisherman poster

The Big Fisherman

as Fara
1959
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

as Sarah Jane (18)
1959
Dino poster

Dino

as Shirley
1957
Trooper Hook poster

Trooper Hook

as Consuela
1957
The Last Wagon poster

The Last Wagon

as Jolie Normand
1956
To Hell and Back poster

To Hell and Back

as Maria
1955