Zita Johann
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 wi...
Known For
The Mummy
Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
The Mummy's Hand
Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
Tiger Shark
Quita Silva
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self (archive footage)
Luxury Liner
Miss Morgan
The Sin of Nora Moran
Nora Moran
The Man Who Dared
Teena Pavelic Novak
Grand Canary
Suzan Tranter
Filmography
The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Raiders of the Living Dead
1986
as Librarian
The Mummy's Hand
1940
as Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
Grand Canary
1934
as Suzan Tranter
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933
as Nora Moran
Luxury Liner
1933
as Miss Morgan
The Man Who Dared
1933
as Teena Pavelic Novak
The Mummy
1932
as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
Tiger Shark
1932
as Quita Silva
The Struggle
1931
as Florrie Wilson