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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Female

Birthday

1904-07-14

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

Acting

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

The Sin of Nora Moran

as

Nora Moran

The Mummy

1932

The Mummy

as

Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon

The Mummy's Hand

1940

The Mummy's Hand

as

Princess Ananka (archive footage / uncredited)

Tiger Shark

1932

Tiger Shark

as

Quita Silva

Luxury Liner

1933

Luxury Liner

as

Miss Morgan

The Struggle

1931

The Struggle

as

Florrie Wilson

The Man Who Dared

1933

The Man Who Dared

as

Teena Pavelic Novak

Grand Canary

1934

Grand Canary

as

Suzan Tranter

The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann

2020

The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann

as

Self (archive footage)

Bones

Bones

as

Helen Grosvenor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing