- Zita Johann
Zita Johann (
14 July 1904 –20 September 1993 ) was an Americanactress , known for her role as Princess Ankhesenamón inKarl Freund 's 1932 film version of "The Mummy".Born in Temesvar,
Austria-Hungary , Zita Johann was the daughter of ahussar officer who emigrated to the United States in 1911.She debuted on Broadway in 1924 and made her first film appearance in
D. W. Griffith 's 1931 film "The Struggle". After just seven films, she retired to work in theater, starring withJohn Houseman , whom she would marry, and withOrson Welles . She also taughtacting to people withlearning disorder s.Johann made her last film appearance in the 1986
horror film "Raiders of the Living Dead ".She died at age 89 in Nyack,
New York ; her ashes were scattered in a stream in upstate New York.Filmography
* 1931 : "The Struggle" (Florrie)
* 1932 : "Tiger Shark" (Quita Silva)
* 1932 : "The Mummy" (Helen Grosvenor / Princess Anck-es-en-Amon)
* 1933 : "The Sin of Nora Moran " (Nora Moran)
* 1933 : "The Man Who Dared " (Teena Pavelic)
* 1933 : "Luxury Liner " (Miss Morgan)
* 1934 : "Grand Canary" (Suzan Tranter)
* 1986 : "Raiders of the Living Dead " (a librarian)External links
*imdb name|0423685
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6983891 Zita Johann at Find-A-Grave]
* [http://www.sciencemonster.net/16mm/mummy/zitajohann.html Zita Johann Photo Gallery at ScienceMonster.Net]
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