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.
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Filmography
all 23
TV Shows 13
Movies 10
self 1
Rena Covic
Channing (1963)
TV
Martha Freud
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
Movie
Going My Way (1962)
TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
Miriam Marks
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
TV
Helen Detweiler
By Love Possessed (1961)
Movie
Route 66 (1960)
TV
Victoria Angelo
Checkmate (1960)
TV
Catherine McDowall
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Movie
Ethel Maguire
The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
Movie
Sarah Jane (18)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Movie
Princess Fara
The Big Fisherman (1959)
Movie
Abbie Bartlett
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Shirley
Dino (1957)
Movie
Consuela
Trooper Hook (1957)
Movie
Jolie Normand
The Last Wagon (1956)
Movie
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Therese
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Maria
To Hell and Back (1955)
Movie
(segment 'Child of the Wind')
Climax! (1954)
TV
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Anita
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Angela O'Neill / Lynn Howell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.2
Based on 63.7 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1955
1959
1959
1963
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1936-11-11 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsJohn Weitz (1964-01-01 - 2002-01-01)
ChildrenPaul Weitz, Chris Weitz
FatherPaul Kohner
MotherLupita Tovar
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsSusanna "Susan" Kohner, Susanna Kohner
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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