Susan Kohner
American actress · United States · Actors · Born 1936 · age 89
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Something wrong?Susanna "Susan" Kohner is an American retired actress who worked in film and television. Her best-known role was as "Sarah Jane", a young African-American woman attempting to "pass" as white, in Imitation of Life (1959), for which Kohner was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress.
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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StoryFilm1963
ChanningSeries, Rena Covic1962
Going My WaySeries
Freud: The Secret PassionFilm, 1962Martha Freud1961
The Dick Powell ShowSeries, Miriam Marks
By Love PossessedFilm, 1961Helen Detweiler1960Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureAward
CheckmateSeries, 1960Victoria Angelo
All the Fine Young CannibalsFilm, 1960Catherine McDowall
In the Presence of Mine EnemiesFilm, 1960Rachel Heller1959
RawhideSeries, Abbie Bartlett
Imitation of LifeFilm, 1959Sarah Jane (18)
The Big FishermanFilm, 1959Fara
The Gene Krupa StoryFilm, 1959Ethel Maguire1957
DinoFilm, Shirley
Trooper HookFilm, 1957Consuela1956
The Last WagonFilm, Jolie Normand1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Therese
To Hell and BackFilm, 1955Maria1954
Climax!Series, (segment "Child of the Wind")1952
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries
Four Star PlayhouseSeries, 1952Anita1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Angela O'Neill1936Born11 November 1936Photos 1
Filmography 12
ASA Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore StoryFPFreud: The Secret PassionBPBy Love PossessedACAll the Fine Young CannibalsIEIn the Presence of Mine EnemiesILImitation of LifeTFThe Big FishermanTSThe Gene Krupa StoryTHTrooper HookDIDinoTWThe Last WagonTBTo Hell and Back28 credits on file
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CHChanning
TSThe Merv Griffin Show
TNThe NursesGWGoing My WayTSThe Dick Powell Show
RORoute 66CHCheckmateRARawhide
MTMatinee TheaterAPAlfred Hitchcock PresentsCLClimax!FPFour Star PlayhouseCACavalcade of AmericaSSSchlitz Playhouse of StarsAwards
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Susanna "Susan" Kohner is an American retired actress who worked in film and television. Her best-known role was as "Sarah Jane", a young African-American woman attempting to "pass" as white, in Imitation of Life (1959), for which Kohner was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. She won two Golden Globe awards for her performance.
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