Ona Zee
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Ona Zee was born Ona Zimmerman on March 3, 1951 in Los Angeles,
California. Ona has a sister and a half sister. She became a model and
an actress at age 12. Zee graduated from University High School in West
Los Angeles. Moreover, Ona attended California State University
Northwestern, but didn't graduate as well as went to Parson Art School
in New York for one year. Zee was a professional model for the
prestigious Wilhelmina Agency in the 1970's. In addition, Ona took
acting lessons and appeared in TV commercials for J.C. Penney, Levi's
Jeans, Standard Shoes, and Ultra Brite Toothpaste. Zee began performing
in explicit hardcore movies in her mid-30's in the mid 1980's. Ona
founded her own namesake production company Ona Zee Productions in
1990. Zee formed a porn film actors union in the 1990's, but it alas
collapsed due to lack of legal and political support. After retiring
from the adult film industry, Ona reportedly went on to work as a real
estate agent for Caldwell Banker in Los Angeles. A member of the AVN
Hall of Fame, Zee has been married twice.
