Ona Zee
Ona Zee | |
---|---|
Born | Los Angeles, California, US | March 3, 1951
Other names | Ona Simms, Ona Z, Joanna Collins |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Spouse(s) | Frank Zee (divorced) |
Ona Zee (born March 3, 1951) is an American pornographic actress, director, and producer of pornographic films. She is also a model and realtor under different professional names.
Career[]
Zee reportedly worked for the Wilhelmina Agency in the 1970s.[citation needed] She also did nude modeling and later decided to move into pornographic videos. She starred or appeared in over 300 adult movies since entering the industry in 1986.[1] She was about 35 years old when she began, an age when many adult performers have already retired.[1] She typically played what would later be called MILF or "cougar" roles.
"I am an exhibitionist, so to take it to the nth degree was obviously where I was going. It took me a little longer to get there than some women but I knew I could be one of the best actresses in adult films, if not the best," she said in an interview.[2] For 67 videos she served as director, writer and producer. In 1990, she formed her own production company, Ona Zee Pictures.[1] The company initially focused on bondage titles, but later moved on to other genres as well, such as feature and girl-girl movies.[1][3]
During the 1990s she formed a pornographic performers' union, but it ultimately collapsed due to lack of political and legal support.[4]
Awards[]
- 1989 AVN Award – Best Actress (film) (Portrait of an Affair)[5]
- 1992 AVN Award – Best Actress, video (Starlet)[5]
- 1993 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress (film) (Secret Garden 1 and 2)[5]
- 2000 Hot d'Or – Hot d'Or d'Honneur[6]
- AVN Hall of Fame[7]
Personal life[]
Zee was born in Los Angeles, California. According to the TV series HBO Real Sex, Ona Zee was the spouse of Frank Zee, a Vietnam-era combat jet pilot. They were still married by the 1990s.[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "PORN POWER, Female Style". adultvideonews.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Wood, Ken. "Women On Top". adultvideonews.com. Adult Video News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Paul Apostolidis; Renee Heberle; Mary Caputi (2006). Feminist Interpretations of Theodor Adorno. ISBN 0271047054. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Past Winners". Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Hot Stuff at Hot d'Or Awards". AVN. 2000-05-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame listing". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "The One and Ona". AVN.com. 1999-10-11. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ona Zee. |
- 1951 births
- American female adult models
- American pornographic film directors
- American pornographic film actresses
- American pornographic film producers
- American women in business
- Women pornographic film directors
- Women pornographic film producers
- American women film producers
- American real estate brokers
- Living people
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Pornographic film actors from California
- Film directors from California