SUSAN KOHNER BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Susan Kohner was born on November 11th, 1936 in Los Angeles, California with the birth name Susanna Kohner, born to Mexican actress, Lupita Tovar and film producer, Paul Kohner.  Since she was born into a family already involved in show business, Kohner began to develop an interest at a young age in the industry.
 
Before the age of twenty, Kohner was appearing in such films as, "To Hell and Back" (1955) starring Audie Murphy as himself, "The Last Wagon" (1956), "Dino" (1957) and "The Gene Krupa Story" (1959) starring Sal Mineo.  Soon she caught the attention of other more well known film producers and better film roles were being offered to her such as roles in, "Imitation of Life" (1959) for which she won an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and also won herself a Golden Globe. 
 
Some of her later roles in her career were, "All the Fine Young Cannibals" (1960) and such television series roles as, "Hong Kong", "Going My Way", "Temple Houston" and "Rawhide". Her final film appearance was in 1962 with a role in, "Freud: The Secret Passion".  

Kohner married John Weitz in 1964 and chose to retire from the industry completely and focus on her family life.  Together the couple had two children and remained married until he passed away on October 3rd, 2002. 

Filmography

1964 Channing 
1964 Rawhide 
1963 Temple Houston 
1961-1963 Route 66
1963 Going My Way
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses 
1962 Freud 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre 
1962 Checkmate 
1961 By Love Possessed 
1961 Hong Kong 
1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson 
1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals 
1960 Playhouse 90 
1959 The Gene Krupa Story 
1959 The Big Fisherman
1959 Imitation of Life 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 
1957 Suspicion 
1957 Wagon Train 
1956-1957 Schlitz Playhouse
1957 Matinee Theatre
1957 Dino 
1957 Trooper Hook 
1956 Climax! 
1956 Cavalcade of America
1956 The Last Wagon 
1956 Four Star Playhouse 
1956 The Alcoa Hour
1955 To Hell and Back