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By Love Possessed

as Helen Detweiler

1961
All the Fine Young Cannibals

as Catherine McDowall

1960
Imitation of Life

as Sarah Jane (18)

1959
The Big Fisherman

as Fara

1959
The Last Wagon

as Jolie Normand

1956
Susan Kohner Susan Kohner

Birthday

1936-11-11

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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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