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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.
Susan Kohner is an American actress known for her work in 1950s and 1960s cinema and is the mother of filmmakers Paul and Chris Weitz.
She is widely recognized for her dramatic performance as Sarah Jane in the classic 1959 film Imitation of Life.
She retired from acting in 1964 following her marriage to menswear designer John Weitz.