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Susan Kohner
Actor

Susan Kohner

Born November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA

4 films

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.

Awards

1 win, 3 nominations

Filmography 4

Freud: The Secret Passion (1962) movie poster
Freud: The Secret Passion1962
Imitation of Life (1959) movie poster
Imitation of Life1959
The Big Fisherman (1959) movie poster
The Big Fisherman1959
The Last Wagon (1956) movie poster
The Last Wagon1956