Susan Kohner
Birthday: 1936-11-11 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USASusanna "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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1961
By Love Possessed
as Helen Detweiler
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Catherine McDowall
1959
The Big Fisherman
as Fara
1959
Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)
1956
The Last Wagon
as Jolie Normand
