Zelma O'Neal

Acting

Born May 29, 1903, 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

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