Susan Kohner
ActingSusanna "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.
Movies
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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2025
Martha Freud
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
Helen Detweiler
By Love Possessed
1961
Catherine McDowall
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
Rachel Heller
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
Ethel Maguire
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
Fara
The Big Fisherman
1959
Sarah Jane (18)
Imitation of Life
1959
Shirley
Dino
1957
Consuela
Trooper Hook
1957
Jolie Normand
The Last Wagon
1956
Maria
To Hell and Back
1955
TV Shows
Rena Covic
Channing
1963
Going My Way
1962
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Terry Collins
The Nurses
1962
Miriam Marks
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Route 66
1960
Victoria Angelo
Checkmate
1960
Abbie Bartlett
Rawhide
1959
Matinee Theater
1955
Therese
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
Anita
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Angela O'Neill
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Lynn Howell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951