Susan Kohner Overview:

Actress, Susan Kohner, was born Susanna Kohner on Nov 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA. As of December 2024, Susan Kohner was 88 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Kohner was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1959Best Supporting ActressImitation of Life (1959)Sarah Jane (age 18)Nominated
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Susan Kohner Quotes:

Sarah Jane: I'm someone else. I'm white... white... WHITE!


[Sarah Jane enters carrying a serving tray on her head]
Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Fetched y'all up a mess 'a crawdads, Miss Lora... fo' you an' yo' friends!
Lora: Well, that's quite a trick, Sarah Jane... where did you learn it?
Sarah Jane: [affected Southern Negro accent] Oh, 'tain't no trick ta' totin', Miss Lora! I learned it from my mammy, an' she learned it from ol' massa, 'fo' she belonged to you...


Sarah Jane: [to mother Annie] I wouldn't be caught dead in a colored teachers' college!


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Mother of Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.

Former fiancée of George Hamilton.

Is of Mexican and Czech descent.

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