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.
Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022
as Self
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962
as Martha Freud
By Love Possessed
1961
as Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
as Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
as Rachel Heller
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
as Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman
1959
as Fara
Imitation of Life
1959
as Sarah Jane (18)
Dino
1957
as Shirley
Trooper Hook
1957
as Consuela
The Last Wagon
1956
as Jolie Normand
To Hell and Back
1955
as Maria