Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

87 · Born: Nov 11, 1936

Personal Details

Born Nov 11, 1936 Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents
  • Paul Kohner
  • Lupita Tovar
Relatives
  • Frederick Kohner (Aunt or Uncle)
  • Kathy Kohner (Cousin)
  • Pancho Kohner (Sibling)

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.

Career

1963
Rawhide
Rawhide as Abbie Bartlett
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1962
Freud
Freud as Martha Freud
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1961
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed as Helen Detweiler
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Checkmate
Checkmate as Victoria Angelo
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1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals as Catherine McDowall
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1959
The Gene Krupa Story
The Gene Krupa Story as Ethel Maguire
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The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman as Fara
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Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life as Sarah Jane (18)
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1957
Dino
Dino as Shirley
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Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook as Consuela
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1956
The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon as Jolie Normand
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1955
Climax!
Climax! as (segment "Child of the Wind")
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1996
The Universal Story