7.4
Movie
Acting
Susan Kohner
- Born
- (age 89)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 26 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
6.5
Movie
The Last Wagon
6.5
Movie
Freud: The Secret Passion
6.6
Movie
To Hell and Back
7.3
TV
Rawhide
6.7
Movie
Trooper Hook
6.7
TV
Route 66
3.8
TV
Climax!
6.8
TV
Four Star Playhouse
5.2
Movie
By Love Possessed
5.1
Movie
The Big Fisherman
5.9
Movie
All the Fine Young Cannibals
7.1
Movie
The Gene Krupa Story
4.8
TV
Checkmate
5.7
TV
The Dick Powell Show
5.3
TV
Matinee Theater
7.4
Movie
Dino
Acting credits 26
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story Film | Self |
| 1963 | Channing TV | Rena Covic (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Freud: The Secret Passion Film | Martha Freud |
| 1962 | Going My Way TV | (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Nurses TV | Terry Collins (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show TV | Miriam Marks (1 ep) |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed Film | Helen Detweiler |
| 1960 | Route 66 TV | (2 ep) |
| 1960 | Checkmate TV | Victoria Angelo (1 ep) |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals Film | Catherine McDowall |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies Film | Rachel Heller |
| 1959 | The Gene Krupa Story Film | Ethel Maguire |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman Film | Fara |
| 1959 | Imitation of Life Film | Sarah Jane (18) |
| 1959 | Rawhide TV | Abbie Bartlett (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Dino Film | Shirley |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook Film | Consuela |
| 1956 | The Last Wagon Film | Jolie Normand |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater TV | (2 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Therese (1 ep) |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back Film | Maria |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | (segment "Child of the Wind") (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse TV | Anita (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV | Angela O'Neill, Lynn Howell (1 ep) |