The Mummy
1932
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Zita Johann (born Elisabeth Johann; 14 July 1904 – 24 September 1993) was an Austrian-American actress. She is known for her role in Karl Freund's film The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff.
Zita Johann. Actress: The Mummy. Zita Johann was born on 14 July 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]. She was an actress, known for The Mummy (1932), The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) and Tiger Shark (1932). She was married to Bernard Edward Shedd (Schetnitz), John McCormick and John Houseman.
Sep 30, 1993 · Zita Johann, a stage and film actress who played Boris Karloff's love interest in "The Mummy," died on Friday at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, N.Y. She was 89 and lived in Orangeburg, N.Y. The cause...
Zita Johann was born on July 14, 1904 in Temesvar, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]. She was an actress, known for The Mummy (1932), The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) and Tiger Shark (1932). She was married to Bernard Edward Shedd (Schetnitz), John McCormick and John Houseman.
Johann is best remembered as a tortured socialite possessed by a reincarnated Egyptian princess opposite a withered Boris Karloff in “The Mummy” (1932). Though Johann made only eight films, she attained cinematic immortality with this one role. Zita Johanna as Ankh-es-en-amon.
Oct 6, 1993 · Zita Johann, actress: born Temesvar, Hungary 14 July 1904; died Nyack, New York 24 September 1993. ZITA JOHANN was once described by Universal Studio publicists as 'Hollywood's latest...
Mar 8, 2024 · It’s so perfect she was cast in The Mummy because Zita Johann was a believer in mysticism and reincarnation. She even claimed to be able to levitate. She plays the role of Helen and Anck-es-en-amon so well in this way that just captures my full attention at all times. But behind the scenes of The Mummy, things were not good.
