Zita Johann

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1904-07-14 (89 years old)

Deathday

1993-09-24

Place of Birth

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

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.

Acting

1933

1932

The Mummy

as Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon

1940

The Mummy's Hand

as Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)

1932

Tiger Shark

as Quita Silva

1933

Luxury Liner

as Miss Morgan

1931

The Struggle

as Florrie Wilson

1933

The Man Who Dared

as Teena Pavelic Novak

1934

Grand Canary

as Suzan Tranter

2000

2020

The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann

as Self (archive footage)

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