Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11 Nov, 1936 (88 years old)

Susan 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.

Known For

Freud: The Secret Passion
140 min 1962

Freud: The Secret Passion

Drama Movie
By Love Possessed
DVD
115 min 1961

By Love Possessed

Drama Movie
Imitation of Life
125 min 1959

Imitation of Life

Drama Movie
Trooper Hook
DVD
81 min 1957

Trooper Hook

Western Movie
The Last Wagon
99 min 1956

The Last Wagon

Western Movie
To Hell and Back
106 min 1955

To Hell and Back

Action Movie