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.
12 movies · 14 shows
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022·0.0
Freud: The Secret Passion
1962·6.5
By Love Possessed
1961·5.3
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960·5.9
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960·0.0
The Gene Krupa Story
1959·7.1
The Big Fisherman
1959·5.1
Imitation of Life
1959·7.5
Dino
1957·7.4
Trooper Hook
1957·6.7
The Last Wagon
1956·6.5
To Hell and Back
1955·6.6