Ona Zee
Also known as: Joanna Collins - Ona Simms - Ona Z - Ona Zimmerman 
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Ona Zee, born Ona Zimmerman on March 3, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, is an American former adult film actress, director, producer, and model of Jewish descent. Raised with a sister and half-sister, she began modeling and acting at age 12, graduating from University High School in West Los Angeles and briefly attending California State University Northridge and Parsons School of Design in New York, per IMDb. A professional model for Wilhelmina Agency in the 1970s, she appeared in Cosmopolitan and commercials for J.C. Penney, Levi’s, and Ultra Brite Toothpaste. Zee describes her entry into adult films as simply looking to capture the enjoyment she had with modeling. Entering the adult industry at 35, and age when most stars are long retired, in 1986, she starred in over 300 films, including Portrait of an Affair (1988, AVN Best Actress 1989), Starlet (1992, AVN Best Actress), and Secret Garden 1 and 2 (1993, AVN Best Supporting Actress), often playing MILF or cougar roles, per Wikipedia. She founded Ona Zee Pictures in 1990, directing and producing 67 films, including Strippers Inc. and Ona’s Doll House series, per IMDb. Zee advocated for performers’ rights, forming a porn actors’ union in the 1990s, which collapsed due to lack of support, per Wikipedia. After retiring in 2003, she became a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker in Los Angeles under the name Ona Dawes and launched a jewelry line.
Late in her career, she identified as pansexual and expressed a fetish for performing with transsexuals, which she did in at least one film and even let midget porn star, Napoleon, fuck her just to see what it would be like. She also created a line of videos that catered to bondage, discipline, and the fetish crowd, working in films centering on her dominating both men and women. Examples of her bondage work include Bondage Club parts 1-5 (London Video/Lyndon Distributors), Bondage Memories 3 (B & D Pleasures), and Bondage Boot Camp (Tanric). She has also appeared often with men under the age of 25, including performing oral sex with men who typically performed in gay/homosexual movies, which made her controversial given the AIDS crisis. She even starred in a number of movies in gay porn, making her one of the few mainstream female stars to cross over to gay porn. She usually played the wife of a closeted character who was in denial of his sexuality, and some of her scenes had her use a strap-on on the male performer.
Fans praised her as “a classy MILF pioneer,” noting her Portrait of an Affair performance (2024 comment: “Ona’s elegance was unmatched,” user: retrofan51). A 2024 X post called her “a trailblazer whose Strippers Inc. series is iconic” (@VintagePornFan). AVN (1989) described her as “a mature star with unmatched depth.” Nina Hartley, on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1990s), called her “a fierce advocate for performers’ rights.” The Rialto Report lauded her “artistic vision and industry impact,” cementing her as a 1980s–1990s adult cinema legend.
Physically, she is 5’6”, with brunette hair, brown eyes, and a 34C-24-34 figure, with no tattoos or piercings, per IAFD. Married twice, including to Frank Zee, a Vietnam-era pilot, she has 3 documented children, per WhosDatedWho. As of July 24, 2025, Zee, now 74, lives privately with no active social media presence, her legacy enduring through AVN Hall of Fame induction (2000) and Hot d’Or d’Honneur (2000).
Awards & Honors: Ona Zee
🏆 Award Wins & Honors
1989 – AVN Award – Best Actress – Film (Portrait of an Affair)
1992 – AVN Award – Best Actress – Video (Starlet)
1993 – AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress – Film (Secret Garden 1 & 2)
2000 – Hot d’Or d’Honneur – Lifetime Achievement Honor
Inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
🥇 Award Nominations
1988 – AVN Award Nomination – Best Actress – Shot-on-Video Feature
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 | https://www.nudevista.com/?q=ona+zee&s=s | 2023-03-27 | ⚠ |
 | Sexstar Ona ZEE @ Pornstarsexmagazines.Com | 2018-07-28 | ⚠ |
