who played the black girl in imitation of life
Susan Kohner Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American 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[1] and won a Golden Globe award. She played a light-complexioned woman who "passed" for white as a young adult.[2]