Susan Kohner

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Susan Kohner

Acting 89 November 11, 1936

Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

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The Merv Griffin Show

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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5.3 1955 TV Show
Climax!

Climax!

3.8 1954 TV Show
Four Star Playhouse

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6.8 1952 TV Show
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2 1959 TV Show
Imitation of Life

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7.4 1959 Movie
Route 66

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6.7 1960 TV Show
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Checkmate

4.8 1960 TV Show
The Last Wagon

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The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

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Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2025
    A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

    Movie Self

  2. 1963
    Channing

    TV show Rena Covic

  3. 1962
    Freud: The Secret Passion

    Movie Martha Freud

  4. 1962
    Going My Way

    TV show

  5. 1962
    The Merv Griffin Show

    TV show Self

  6. 1962
    The Nurses

    TV show Terry Collins

  7. 1961
    The Dick Powell Show

    TV show Miriam Marks

  8. 1961
    By Love Possessed

    Movie Helen Detweiler

  9. 1960
    Route 66

    TV show

  10. 1960
    Checkmate

    TV show Victoria Angelo

  11. 1960
    All the Fine Young Cannibals

    Movie Catherine McDowall

  12. 1960
    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    Movie Rachel Heller

  13. 1959
    The Gene Krupa Story

    Movie Ethel Maguire

  14. 1959
    The Big Fisherman

    Movie Fara

  15. 1959
    Imitation of Life

    Movie Sarah Jane (18)

  16. 1959
    Rawhide

    TV show Abbie Bartlett

More credits
  1. 1957
    Dino

    Movie Shirley

  2. 1957
    Trooper Hook

    Movie Consuela

  3. 1956
    The Last Wagon

    Movie Jolie Normand

  4. 1955
    Matinee Theater

    TV show

  5. 1955
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    TV show Therese

  6. 1955
    To Hell and Back

    Movie Maria

  7. 1954
    Climax!

    TV show (segment "Child of the Wind")

  8. 1952
    Cavalcade of America

    TV show

  9. 1952
    Four Star Playhouse

    TV show Anita

  10. 1951
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV show Angela O'Neill