Zita Johann
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday14 July 1904
Died24 September 1993 (age 89)
Place of birthDeutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara, Romania)
Known credits11
Biography
Zita Johann (born Elisabeth Johann) was an Austrian-American stage and screen actress, best known for her dual role as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Ankhesenamón in the 1932 film The Mummy. Born July 14, 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary (which is today part of Romania), Johann immigrated to the United States when she was approximately seven years old. After appearing in school plays and with the Theatre Guild Repertory Company, she made her Broadway debut in 1924. Although she signed a contract with MGM—which included a script approval clause, unique for the time—her tenure there was very brief,…
The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Raiders of the Living Dead
1986 · Librarian
The Mummy's Hand
1940 · Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
Grand Canary
1934 · Suzan Tranter
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933 · Nora Moran
The Man Who Dared
1933 · Teena Pavelic Novak
Luxury Liner
1933 · Miss Morgan
The Mummy
1932 · Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
Tiger Shark
1932 · Quita Silva
The Struggle
1931 · Florrie Wilson
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