Born 1936 in Los Angeles, California, American actress Susan Kohner played Sarah Jane, a young African-American woman, in Imitation of Life (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. She won two Golden Globe awards for her performance.
Kohner’s TV debut was on February 4, 1956, in the “Long After Summer” episode of The Alcoa Hour. A review in the trade publication Billboard said that she “failed to impress.” She later had guest roles on various television series, including Hong Kong, Going My Way, and Temple Houston. She made her last film appearance in 1962, costarring with Montgomery Clift in Freud: The Secret Passion. She retired from acting in 1964.
Kohner married menswear designer and writer John Weitz in 1964. Their two sons, Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, both became film directors and producers, screenwriters, and occasional actors. Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see portraits of young Susan Kohner in the 1950s and 1960s.
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