Zita Johann
Birthday
1904/07/14
Day of death
1993/09/24 (89 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara, Romania)
Also know as
Elisabeth 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.
Acting
(1933) The Sin of Nora Moran
as Nora Moran
(1932) The Mummy
as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon
(1940) The Mummy's Hand
as Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)
(1986) Raiders of the Living Dead
as Librarian
(1932) Tiger Shark
as Quita Silva
(1933) Luxury Liner
as Miss Morgan
(1931) The Struggle
as Florrie
(1933) The Man Who Dared
as Teena Pavelic Novak
(1934) Grand Canary
as Suzan Tranter
(2000) Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Bones
as Helen Grosvenor (archive footage) (uncredited)