Susan Kohner
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
Climax!
(segment "Child of the Wind")
Climax!
Four Star Playhouse
Anita
Rawhide
Abbie Bartlett
Route 66
Matinee Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Therese
Checkmate
Victoria Angelo
Going My Way
The Gene Krupa Story
Ethel Maguire
The Nurses
Terry Collins
Cavalcade of America
Channing
Rena Covic
Trooper Hook
Consuela
To Hell and Back
Maria
Imitation of Life
Sarah Jane (18)
The Big Fisherman
Fara
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Angela O'Neill
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lynn Howell
By Love Possessed
Helen Detweiler
The Last Wagon
Jolie Normand
Freud: The Secret Passion
Martha Freud
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Catherine McDowall
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
Self
Dino
Shirley
The Dick Powell Show
Miriam Marks
The Merv Griffin Show
Self