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Zelma O'Neal

Zelma O'Neal

Born: 1903-05-29 • Rock Falls, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography
Let's Make a Night of It poster
Let's Make a Night of It
1937 • Kitty
Joy Ride poster
Joy Ride
1935 • Virgy Maxwell
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Spring in the Air
1935 • Ila
There Goes Susie poster
There Goes Susie
1935 • Bunny
Mister Cinders poster
Mister Cinders
1935 • Jill Kemp
Freedom of the Seas poster
Freedom of the Seas
1934 • Jennie
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Give Her a Ring
1934 • Trude Olsen
Peach-o-Reno poster
Peach-o-Reno
1931 • Pansy Bruno
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' poster
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931 • Zelma - the Wife (uncredited)
Follow Thru poster
Follow Thru
1930 • Angie Howard
Paramount on Parade poster
Paramount on Parade
1930 • Gym Sweetheart (In a Girls' Gym)
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Who Hit Me?
1926 • Zelma
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Who's My Wife?
1926 • The New Bride
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Skybound
1926 • The Girl
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Quick Service
1926
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Keep Trying
1926
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Brotherly Love
1926
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Look Out
1925
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Permit Me
1925
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Wake Up
1925