1959Nominee
Best Performance
Imitation of Life
Susan Kohner
Actor
Los Angeles, California, USA
November 11, 1936
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.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1956Nominee
Best Performance
The Last Wagon
1961Nominee
Best Performance
By Love Possessed
Career Highlights
1957Highlight
Best Performance
Dino
1955Highlight
Best Performance
To Hell and Back
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Imitation of Life
The Last Wagon
By Love Possessed