Susan Kohner

Born: 11th of November 1936 (89 years old)

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.

Susan Kohner's Filmography

Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion

  •   Movie
  • 1962
Martha Freud
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

  •   Movie
  • 1961
Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals

All the Fine Young Cannibals

  •   Movie
  • 1960
Catherine McDowall
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

  •   Movie
  • 1959
Sarah Jane (18)
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

  •   Movie
  • 1957
Consuela
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

  •   Movie
  • 1956
Jolie Normand
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

  •   Movie
  • 1955
Maria