Zita Johann
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Johann in 1933
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| Born | 14 July 1904 Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary (now Timişoara, Romania) |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Nyack, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1931-1934, 1986 |
| Spouse(s) | John Houseman (1929-1933) (divorced) John McCormick (divorced) Bernard E. Shedd (divorced)[1] |
| Partner(s) | John Huston |
Zita Johann (14 July 1904 – 17 September 1993) was a German American actress, best known for her role as Princess Ankhesenamón in Karl Freund's 1932 film version of The Mummy, co-starring with Boris Karloff.
A Banat German, she was born Elisabeth Johann in the village of Deutschbentschek (near Temesvar), Austria-Hungary. Her father, a hussar officer named Stefan Johann, emigrated with his family to the United States in 1911.[2]
She debuted on Broadway in 1924 and made her first film appearance in D. W. Griffith's 1931 film The Struggle. After seven films, she quit to work in theater, starring with John Houseman, to whom she was married 1929-1933, and with Orson Welles. She also taught acting to people with learning disorders.
Johann married three times. She made her last film appearance in the 1986 horror film Raiders of the Living Dead.
She died in 1993 at age 89 in Nyack, New York. She was cremated and 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 Men Who Dared (Teena Pavelic)
- 1933: Luxury Liner (Miss Morgan)
- 1934: Grand Canary (Suzan Tranter)
- 1986: Raiders of the Living Dead (a librarian)
References
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External links
- Zita Johann at the Internet Movie Database
- Zita Johann at Find a Grave
- Zita Johann papers, 1924-1954, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Zita Johann Photo Gallery at ScienceMonster.Net
- Zita Johann biography
- Zita Johann on the Deutschbenschek website
- Zita Johann photo site
