Here is Zeme Lou North's biography:
Zeme Lou North was born in 1938 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter North of Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a special child from the start, with a passion for dance that was evident from the age of two-and-a-half. Despite being told she didn't have the build for a dancer, Zeme persevered and by the age of ten had corrected her arches and continued to study dance throughout her school days, even teaching dance lessons.
After graduating 14th out of 500 students as an honor student in 1955, Zeme got her big break in show business performing in State Fair musicals in Dallas. She then moved to New York, where she modeled clothing for 10 magazines and appeared in ads for General Electric and Dupont. Her first real job was as a member of the June Taylor Dancers in the Automobile Industrial Show.
Zeme's first national TV appearance was on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958, where she sang a duet with Sal Mineo. She also appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show, Sing Along, and Bert Parks' County Fair. She attended Columbia University, where she honed her dramatics skills at the Berghof Studio, and landed her first-ever acting role in movies and TV on the short-lived NBC-TV situation comedy, Too Young to Go Steady.
Zeme's Broadway debut was in the 1959 show "Take Me Along," and she later landed the role of "Dorrie" in the new show "Greenwillow," beating out 100 other actresses for the part. However, the show did poorly, and Zeme was dropped from the cast.
Zeme continued to work in TV and film, guest-starring on shows such as 77 Sunset Strip, Blues for the Left Foot, and Zotz!, and appearing in the off-Broadway show "Fiorello." In 1961, she moved to Hollywood, where she landed her first Hollywood role as a carhop named "Tina" in the popular TV show 77 Sunset Strip.
The 1963 was a big year for Zeme, with guest appearances on three TV shows, including Uncaged. She also appeared in her second and final movie, Palm Springs Weekend, which was directed by Norman Taurog and praised her performance. In 1964, she put on her best performance as an actress, playing the 20-year-old million-selling novelist "Deborah Dearborn" on The Case of the Bountiful Beauty.
Zeme continued to work in TV and film throughout the 1960s, guest-starring on shows such as Rawhide, Bonanza, My Three Sons, and The Legend of Jesse James. In 1966, she landed a regular role as "Judy Kimball" on the short-lived situation comedy, The Double Life of Henry Phyfe. However, the show was dropped at the end of the 1965-66 season, and Zeme retired from acting afterwards.
Despite her relatively short career, Zeme Lou North was a trailblazer for actresses from Corpus Christi, inspiring many to pursue careers in the entertainment industry.
