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Susan Kohner

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 11/11/1936 (87) | Los Angeles (United States of America (USA))
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Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American retired actress who worked in film and television. She played Sarah Jane in Imitation of Life (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe award. After Kohner married menswear designer and writer John Weitz in 1964, she retired from acting to devote time to her family. Her two sons, Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, have both become film directors and producers, screenwriters, and occasional actors. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Susan Kohner

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Susan Kohner as Actress(10)

as Martha Freud1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
as Helen Detweiler1961 By Love Possessed
as Catherine McDowall1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Fara1959 The Big Fisherman
as Ethel Maguire1959 The Gene Krupa Story
as Sarah Jane (18)1959 Imitation of Life
as Shirley1957 Dino
as Consuela1957 Trooper Hook
as Jolie Normand1956 The Last Wagon
as Maria1955 To Hell and Back

TV Shows/Series with Susan Kohner as Actress(15)

as Rena Covic1963 Channing
as herself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Miriam Marks1961 The Dick Powell Show
as Victoria Angelo1960 Checkmate
as Abbie Bartlett1959 Rawhide
as (segment "Child of the Wind")1954 Climax!
1954 Climax!
as Anita1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Angela O'Neill1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lynn Howell1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: Susan Kohner
Born: Wednesday, 11/11 1936 (November) in Los Angeles (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 87 years + 138 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): John Weitz
Father: Paul Kohner
Mother: Lupita Tovar
Susan Kohner frequently works together with these people:
David Niven (35x, Actor)
Dick Powell (28x, Actor)
Charles Boyer (27x, Actor)
Ida Lupino (22x, Actress)
Everett Sloane (16x, Actor)
Don Taylor (16x, Crew)
Herb Vigran (16x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (15x, Actor)
Harry Townes (15x, Actor)
Arthur Franz (15x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (15x, Actress)
Gerald Fried (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:307341, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024