Susan Kohner
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.
Imitation of Life
as Sarah Jane (18)In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a...
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The Last Wagon
as Jolie NormandWhen a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their...
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To Hell and Back
as MariaThe true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the...
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Freud: The Secret Passion
as Martha FreudAn examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients...
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Trooper Hook
as ConsuelaWhen Apache chief Nanchez is captured by the cavalry, his white squaw and infant son are...
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All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Catherine McDowallAn ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the...
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The Big Fisherman
as FaraDrama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.
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By Love Possessed
as Helen DetweilerAn unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.
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Dino
as ShirleyA juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.
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The Gene Krupa Story
as Ethel MaguireThe story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is...
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Matinee Theater
as uncreditedMatinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...
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Climax!
as (segment "Child of the Wind")Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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Climax!
as uncreditedClimax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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Route 66
as uncreditedRoute 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...
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Cavalcade of America
as uncreditedCavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...
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Rawhide
as Abbie BartlettThe tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...
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Checkmate
as Victoria AngeloCheckmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...
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The Dick Powell Show
as Miriam MarksThe Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily...
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The Nurses
as Terry CollinsThe Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama which aired on CBS from September 27, 1962 to...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as ThereseA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Going My Way
as uncreditedGoing My Way is an American comedy-drama series
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Channing
as Rena CovicProfessor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College....
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Angela O'NeillSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Lynn HowellSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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