Zita Johann
Acting
Born Jul 14, 1904
-- Died Sep 24, 1993
· Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara, Romania)
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,...
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6.8
movie
The Mummy
as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
1932
5.7
movie
The Mummy's Hand
as Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
1940
5.4
movie
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Nora Moran
1933
6.3
movie
Tiger Shark
as Quita Silva
1932
3.7
movie
Raiders of the Living Dead
as Librarian
1986
7.0
movie
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
2000
6.6
movie
The Struggle
as Florrie Wilson
1931
4.1
movie
Grand Canary
as Suzan Tranter
1934
6.3
movie
Luxury Liner
as Miss Morgan
1933
6.0
movie
The Man Who Dared
as Teena Pavelic Novak
1933
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movie
The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann
as Self (archive footage)
2020