Zita Johann

Personal Info

Birthday

July 14, 1904

Day of Death

1993-09-24

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara, Romania)

Also Known As

Elisabeth Johann

Zita Johann

Biography

Zita Johann (born Elisabeth Johann) was a stage and screen actress best known for her dual role as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Ankhesenamón in the 1932 film The Mummy. Born in what is today part of Romania, Johann immigrated to the United States with her family in 1911.

Known For

Bones

The Mummy

The Sin of Nora Moran

The Mummy's Hand

The Man Who Dared

Tiger Shark

Grand Canary

Raiders of the Living Dead

Filmography

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