Susan Kohner

Susan 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.

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TV Series

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

5.5
Route 66

Route 66

6.3
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.731
Going My Way

Going My Way

5.667
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

3.5
Channing

Channing

7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

6.333
Checkmate

Checkmate

4.1
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
The Nurses

The Nurses

5

Movies

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

7.4
Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion

6.471
The Gene Krupa Story

The Gene Krupa Story

7
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

6.5
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

6.6
All the Fine Young Cannibals

All the Fine Young Cannibals

5.3
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

4.9
The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

4.6
Dino

Dino

7.2
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

6.563