Zita Johann

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Nationality: Hungarian
Birthdate: 07/14/1904
Birthplace: Temesvar, Hungary
Death Date: 09/24/1993

biography

Dark, intriguing leading lady who appeared in seven films of the early 1930s after enjoying success on the New York stage. Johann made her screen debut in a leading role in D.W. Griffith's last film, the extremely low-budgeted, uneven but striking Depression-era document, "The Struggle" (1931). The following year she played the role for which she is best remembered: the woman that revived Egyptian high priest Im-Ho-Tep (Boris Karloff) is convinced is the reincarnation of his love from thousands of years ago in the poetic horror classic, "The Mummy" (1932). Johann brought an appropriately Continued

Credits

Helen Grosvenor
1932
Quita

milestones

Year
Milestone
1911 
Immigrated to the United States with her parents at age 7 (date approximate)
1924 
Made her Broadway debut
1931 
Made her screen debut in a leading role in D.W. Griffith's "The Struggle"
1934 
Left Hollywood to return to the stage

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