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A drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, based on Fannie Hurst's novel, about race, class and gender issues. It stars Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, and Susan Kohner, who won a Golden Globe for her role as a biracial woman.
Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
- (18K)
- Drama
- Douglas Sirk
- 1959-03-20
A widow and her daughter hire a Black housekeeper and her daughter, who face racial and identity issues as they start a successful business. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
- (5.7K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- John M. Stahl
- 1934-11-26
After frantically searching for her lost daughter Susie at Coney Island, an attractive widow named Lora Meredith finds her playing with Sarah Jane, a light-skinned black girl. Lora then meets Sarah Jane's single black mother, Annie Johnson, and a white photographer named Steve Archer, who takes some photographs of the girls.
- Douglas Sirk, Frank Shaw, Wilson Shyer
- Lana Turner
Living a lie is a poor substitute for living the truth sometimes it takes the harsh realties of life to help us discover who we truly are. The legendary Lana...
A classic drama film based on Fannie Hurst's novel, starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers as two women who raise a biracial daughter. The film explores themes of race, identity, and motherhood, and was nominated for three Oscars.
Imitation of Life. Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), a white single mother who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), a black widow. Annie becomes...
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- Drama