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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

20

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-05-29

Day of Death

1989-11-03 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Rock Falls, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Zelma O'Neal

Biography

Zelma O'Neal (May 29, 1903 - November 3, 1989) was an actress, singer, and dancer in the 1920s and 1930s. She appeared on Broadway and in early sound films, including the Paramount Pictures films Paramount on Parade and Follow Thru (both 1930). She was married to actor Anthony Bushell from 1928-1935. He said in the 1990s that he ended the marriage because he wanted a joint career, but she wanted to be a society hostess. He also claimed to have been married three times, which does not seem to have been the case.

Known For

Acting

Peach-o-Reno

1931

Peach-o-Reno

as

Pansy Bruno

Mister Cinders

1935

Mister Cinders

as

Jill Kemp

Follow Thru

1930

Follow Thru

as

Angie Howard

Joy Ride

1935

Joy Ride

as

Virgy Maxwell

Paramount on Parade

1930

Paramount on Parade

as

Gym Sweetheart (In a Girls' Gym)

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

as

Zelma - the Wife (uncredited)

Skybound

1926

Skybound

as

The Girl

Give Her a Ring

1934

Give Her a Ring

as

Trude Olsen

There Goes Susie

1935

There Goes Susie

as

Bunny

Who Hit Me?

1926

Who Hit Me?

as

Zelma

Who's My Wife?

1926

Who's My Wife?

as

The New Bride

Look Out

1925

Look Out

as

Permit Me

1925

Permit Me

as

Wake Up

1925

Wake Up

as

Production

Crew

Directing