About
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).
Filmography
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2022 · Self
Freud: The Secret Passion1962 · Martha Freud
By Love Possessed1961 · Helen Detweiler
All the Fine Young Cannibals1960 · Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine Enemies1960 · Rachel Heller
The Gene Krupa Story1959 · Ethel Maguire
The Big Fisherman1959 · Fara
Imitation of Life1959 · Sarah Jane (18)
Dino1957 · Shirley
Trooper Hook1957 · Consuela
The Last Wagon1956 · Jolie Normand
To Hell and Back1955 · Maria