Susan Kohner

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Female

Birthday

1936-11-11 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Susanna "Susan" Kohner
  • Susanna Kohner

Susan Kohner

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.

Known For

Imitation of Life
7.4%

Imitation of Life

Jun 26, 1959

The Last Wagon
6.5%

The Last Wagon

Sep 21, 1956

To Hell and Back
6.5%

To Hell and Back

Sep 22, 1955

Rawhide
7.2%

Rawhide

Jan 9, 1959

Trooper Hook
6.6%

Trooper Hook

Jul 12, 1957

Route 66
6.3%

Route 66

Oct 7, 1960

Climax!
3.0%

Climax!

Oct 7, 1954

Climax!
3.0%

Climax!

Oct 7, 1954

By Love Possessed
4.9%

By Love Possessed

Jul 19, 1961

The Big Fisherman
4.6%

The Big Fisherman

Aug 4, 1959

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Acting

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