
Acting
Susan Kohner
EN cinema · 12 credits
Born
11 November 1936 (age 89)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Susanna "Susan" Kohner · Susanna 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
Filmography

Freud: The Secret Passion
as Martha Freud

By Love Possessed
as Helen Detweiler

All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Catherine McDowall

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Rachel Heller

Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)

The Gene Krupa Story
as Ethel Maguire

Trooper Hook
as Consuela

Dino
as Shirley

The Last Wagon
as Jolie Normand

To Hell and Back
as Maria



