Susan Kohner
Age: 87 | From: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday: 1936-11-11 22:52:44
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Movie Involvements: 10
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Therese
Imitation of Life
(1959) Sarah Jane (18)
To Hell and Back
(1955) Maria
Freud: The Secret Passion
(1962) Martha Freud
The Last Wagon
(1956) Jolie Normand
Checkmate
(1960) Victoria Angelo
Trooper Hook
(1957) Consuela
The Gene Krupa Story
(1959) Ethel MaguireActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1962 | Martha Freud | |
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| Helen Detweiler | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Victoria Angelo | ||
| Catherine McDowall | ||
| 1959 | Fara | |
| Sarah Jane (18) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ethel Maguire | ||
| 1957 | Shirley | |
| Consuela | ||
| 1956 | Jolie Normand | |
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Therese | ||
| Maria | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| 1952 | N/A | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
