Subject(s): Susan Kohner Format: Original 8x10 personally signed, autographed black and white real photo. Guaranteed to be authentic. Origin: Authorized promo publicity photo. Not a reproduction. Reverse side is blank. Program Title: N/A Condition: Like new Comments: Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American former actress who worked in film and television. She is best known for her role as Sarah Jane in Imitation of Life (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe award. She played a light-skinned black woman who "passed" for white as a child and young adult.