
Susan Kohner
Acting
Born 1936-11-11 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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

Imitation of Life
1959 · Movie

To Hell and Back
1955 · Movie

The Last Wagon
1956 · Movie

Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 · Movie

Dino
1957 · Movie

Trooper Hook
1957 · Movie

The Gene Krupa Story
1959 · Movie

All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 · Movie

The Big Fisherman
1959 · Movie

By Love Possessed
1961 · Movie

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960 · Movie

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 · Movie