Cast
Susan Kohner
Acting
Cast
Susan Kohner
Known for
Acting
Born
1936-11-11
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Susanna "Susan" Kohner, Susanna 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.
★7.5
MOVIE1959
Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)
★5.3
MOVIE1961
By Love Possessed
as Helen Detweiler
★6.5
MOVIE1956
The Last Wagon
as Jolie Normand
★7.4
MOVIE1957
Dino
as Shirley
★6.5
MOVIE1962
Freud: The Secret Passion
as Martha Freud
★6.6
MOVIE1955
To Hell and Back
as Maria
★5.9
MOVIE1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Catherine McDowall
★5.1
MOVIE1959
The Big Fisherman
as Fara
★6.7
MOVIE1957
Trooper Hook
as Consuela
MOVIE1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Rachel Heller
★7.1
MOVIE1959
The Gene Krupa Story
as Ethel Maguire
MOVIE2022
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self