Actress. She will be best remembered for playing 'Fraulein Helga', the secretary for Colonel Klink in the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965-1966). Born Zinta Valda Zimilis (some sources state year of birth as 1937) in Latvia, she initiated her television career with a role in an episode of the Troy Donahue series "Surfside" (1962) and had further credits in the programs "Dr. Kildare", "Mission: Impossible", "The Odd Couple" and "The Six Million Dollar Man". In 2002, she co-wrote her autobiography "Escape to Freedom: A Biography of Cynthia Lynn". She died of complications from hepatitis.
Actress. She will be best remembered for playing 'Fraulein Helga', the secretary for Colonel Klink in the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" (1965-1966). Born Zinta Valda Zimilis (some sources state year of birth as 1937) in Latvia, she initiated her television career with a role in an episode of the Troy Donahue series "Surfside" (1962) and had further credits in the programs "Dr. Kildare", "Mission: Impossible", "The Odd Couple" and "The Six Million Dollar Man". In 2002, she co-wrote her autobiography "Escape to Freedom: A Biography of Cynthia Lynn". She died of complications from hepatitis.
Bio by: C.S.
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