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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Imitation of Life (1959) — Sarah Jane (18)
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Therese
3. The Last Wagon (1956) — Jolie Normand
4. Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) — Martha Freud
5. To Hell and Back (1955) — Maria
6. Rawhide (1959) — Abbie Bartlett
7. Route 66 (1960)
8. Trooper Hook (1957) — Consuela
9. Climax! (1954) — (segment "Child of the Wind")
10. Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Anita
11. By Love Possessed (1961) — Helen Detweiler
12. The Big Fisherman (1959) — Fara
13. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
14. The Gene Krupa Story (1959) — Ethel Maguire
15. All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) — Catherine McDowall
16. Checkmate (1960) — Victoria Angelo
17. The Dick Powell Show (1961) — Miriam Marks
18. Matinee Theater (1955)
19. Dino (1957) — Shirley
20. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Angela O'Neill
21. Cavalcade of America (1952)
22. Going My Way (1962)
23. The Nurses (1962) — Terry Collins
24. Channing (1963) — Rena Covic
25. A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022) — Self
26. In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) — Rachel Heller