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Susan Kohner

Susan Kohner

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 11, 1936 (88)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Freud: The Secret Passion

Freud: The Secret Passion

1962

as Martha Freud

By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed

1961

as Helen Detweiler

All the Fine Young Cannibals

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Catherine McDowall

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Fara

The Gene Krupa Story

The Gene Krupa Story

1959

as Ethel Maguire

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959

as Sarah Jane (18)

Dino

Dino

1957

as Shirley

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

1957

as Consuela

The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

1956

as Jolie Normand

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

1955

as Maria

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Dick Powell Show

as Miriam Marks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1961

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Therese

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Abbie Bartlett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Angela O'Neill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as (segment "Child of the Wind")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Channing

as Rena Covic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1963

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lynn Howell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Four Star Playhouse

as Anita

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Checkmate

as Victoria Angelo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

The Nurses

as Terry Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1962

Route 66

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Going My Way

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Climax!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

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