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    Susan Kohner

    1936-11-11 (87 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Freud: The Secret Passion
    64 %|Dec 12, 1962
    Drama
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    By Love Possessed
    49 %|Jul 19, 1961
    Drama
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    All the Fine Young Cannibals
    53 %|Sep 15, 1960
    Romance, Drama, Music
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    The Gene Krupa Story
    70 %|Dec 1, 1959
    Drama, Music
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    Imitation of Life
    74.2 %|Oct 2, 1959
    Drama, Romance
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    The Big Fisherman
    46 %|Aug 4, 1959
    Drama
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    Dino
    72 %|Jul 21, 1957
    Drama, Crime
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    Trooper Hook
    66 %|Jul 12, 1957
    Western
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    The Last Wagon
    65 %|Sep 21, 1956
    Western
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    To Hell and Back
    65.51 %|Sep 22, 1955
    Action, Romance, Drama, History, War

    Series

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    Channing
    70 %|Sep 18, 1963
    Drama
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    Going My Way
    50 %|Oct 3, 1962
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Merv Griffin Show
    53 %|Oct 1, 1962
    Talk
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    The Dick Powell Show
    42 %|Sep 26, 1961
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    Route 66
    64.33 %|Oct 7, 1960
    Drama, Crime
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    Checkmate
    37 %|Sep 17, 1960
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Rawhide
    70.53 %|Jan 9, 1959
    Western, Documentary, Drama
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    Matinee Theater
    33 %|Oct 31, 1955
    Drama
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    76.95 %|Oct 2, 1955
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Climax!
    27 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Climax!
    27 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Cavalcade of America
    35 %|Oct 1, 1952
    Drama
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    Four Star Playhouse
    56.67 %|Sep 25, 1952
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    60 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    60 %|Oct 5, 1951
    Drama, Comedy