Susan Kohner
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Channing
1963
as Rena Covic
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
as Martha Freud
Going My Way
1962
The Nurses
1962
as Terry Collins
By Love Possessed
1961
as Helen Detweiler
Route 66
1960
Checkmate
1960
as Victoria Angelo
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
as Catherine McDowall
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
as Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman
1959
as Fara
Imitation of Life
1959
as Sarah Jane (18)
Rawhide
1959
as Abbie Bartlett
Dino
1957
as Shirley
Trooper Hook
1957
as Consuela
The Last Wagon
1956
as Jolie Normand
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Therese
To Hell and Back
1955
as Maria
Climax!
1954
as (segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Anita
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Angela O'Neill
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Lynn Howell