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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.

Known for

A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022 • Self
Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962 • Martha Freud
By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 • Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 • Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960 • Rachel Heller
The Gene Krupa Story
The Gene Krupa Story
1959 • Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
1959 • Fara
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1959 • Sarah Jane (18)

Full filmography

By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed
1961 • Helen Detweiler
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All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 • Catherine McDowall
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The Gene Krupa Story
The Gene Krupa Story
1959 • Ethel Maguire
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Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1959 • Sarah Jane (18)
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Dino
Dino
1957 • Shirley
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Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
1957 • Consuela
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The Last Wagon
The Last Wagon
1956 • Jolie Normand
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