 |
Susan Kohner
Age: 73
Height:
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Nov. 11th, 1936
+ Add to My Celebs
|
Susan Kohner's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
IMDB
BIOGRAPHY: Susan Kohner was born on November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was actress Lupita Tovar, a successful performer from the 1930's and it was only natural that for Susan to gravitate toward acting. Her first role was in To Hell and Back (1955) in 1955. One more film in 1956 and one in 1957 brought her to the attention of producers in the movie industry. Susan made four in 1959. The best of the lot was Imitation of Life (1959), a film starring Lana Turner and Sandra Dee (I). It was a dual story of Lana portraying a struggling actress and Susan as Sara Jane, struggling with the fact that although she appeared white, her mother was black. Susan's role as a young woman trying to cope in the white world while hiding the fact she was black was enough to win her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Unfortunately, Susan lost out to Shelley Winters in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959). After appearing in Freud (1962) in 1962, Susan left films for good with the exception of appearing in the television program "Temple Houston" (1963) in 1963. She wed John Weitz in 1964 and retired to raise a family.
TRIVIA:
- Husband John Weitz (born Hans Werner Weitz in Berlin on 25th May 1923) was a fashion designer, novelist, biographer, yachtsman and racing driver. He died on 3rd October 2002.
- Daughter of 'Lupita Tovar' (qv) and 'Paul Kohner' (qv).
- Sister of 'Pancho Kohner' (qv).
- Is of Mexican and Czech descent.
- Mother of 'Chris Weitz' (qv) and 'Paul Weitz' (qv).
Susan Kohner Photos | powered by  |
Previous |
Next (1)
Susan Kohner Fans [0]
Page created in 0.0652 seconds
Facebook
Twitter
