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Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

ActingBorn November 11, 1936 (age 89)Los Angeles, California, USA

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

1963
Channing

as Rena Covic

TV
1962Movie
1962
The Nurses

as Terry Collins

TV
1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Miriam Marks

TV
1961
By Love Possessed

as Helen Detweiler

Movie
1960TV
1960
Checkmate

as Victoria Angelo

TV
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals

as Catherine McDowall

Movie
1960Movie
1959
The Gene Krupa Story

as Ethel Maguire

Movie
1959Movie
1959
Imitation of Life

as Sarah Jane (18)

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Abbie Bartlett

TV
1957
Dino

as Shirley

Movie
1957
Trooper Hook

as Consuela

Movie
1956
The Last Wagon

as Jolie Normand

Movie
1955Movie
1954
Climax!

as (segment "Child of the Wind")

TV
1954TV
1952TV
1951TV
1951TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 11, 1936
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
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