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    1936-11-1189 years, 11 months, and 28 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Los Angeles, California, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Female

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 28

    Title
    Imitation of Life
    Sarah Jane (18)
    7.4
    1959-04-09
    2.3407
    Freud: The Secret Passion
    Martha Freud
    6.5
    1962-12-12
    1.1736
    The Gene Krupa Story
    Ethel Maguire
    7.1
    1959-12-01
    1.122
    The Last Wagon
    Jolie Normand
    6.5
    1956-09-21
    1.8892
    Trooper Hook
    Consuela
    6.7
    1957-07-12
    1.0386
    All the Fine Young Cannibals
    Catherine McDowall
    5.9
    1960-09-15
    0.9415
    By Love Possessed
    Helen Detweiler
    5.2
    1961-07-19
    1.3873
    The Big Fisherman
    Fara
    5.1
    1959-08-04
    0.8756
    Dino
    Shirley
    7.4
    1957-07-21
    0.7378
    To Hell and Back
    Maria
    6.6
    1955-09-22
    1.5339
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