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Boris Karloff as Imhotep stands over Zita Johann lying in a sarcophagus in a scene from the 1932 film The Mummy, with Egyptian statues and wall art in the background.
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Zita Johann

American actress
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  • Boris Karloff and Zita Johann in The Mummy (1932), directed by Karl Freund.
    The Mummy

    …of Helen Grosvenor (played by Zita Johann). However, Bey’s attempts to transform her into a living mummy fail when the goddess Isis answers Helen’s calls for help and kills Bey.

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    …of Helen Grosvenor (played by Zita Johann). However, Bey’s attempts to transform her into a living mummy fail when the goddess Isis answers Helen’s calls for help and kills Bey.

    Read More