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.
Imitation of Life
(Sarah Jane (18))
Freud: The Secret Passion
(Martha Freud)
The Gene Krupa Story
(Ethel Maguire)
The Last Wagon
(Jolie Normand)
Trooper Hook
(Consuela)
All the Fine Young Cannibals
(Catherine McDowall)
By Love Possessed
(Helen Detweiler)
The Big Fisherman
(Fara)
Dino
(Shirley)
To Hell and Back
(Maria)
The Dick Powell Show
(Miriam Marks)
Route 66
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Therese)
Going My Way
Rawhide
(Abbie Bartlett)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Angela O'Neill)
Climax!
((segment "Child of the Wind"))
Matinee Theater
Cavalcade of America
Channing
(Rena Covic)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Lynn Howell)
Four Star Playhouse
(Anita)
Checkmate
(Victoria Angelo)
Climax!
The Nurses
(Terry Collins)