Sigrid Valdis

About Sigrid Valdis

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: September 21, 1935
Birth Place: Bakersfield, California, USA, United States
Died On: October 14, 2007(2007-10-14) (aged 72)\nAnaheim, California, U.S.
Birth Sign: Libra
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1957–1970
Spouse(s): George Gilbert Ateyeh (1958-1967; his death); 1 child Bob Crane (1970-1978; his death); 2 children
Children: Melissa Smith Robert Scott Crane Ana Sarmiento

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Sigrid Valdis was born on September 21, 1935 in Bakersfield, California, USA, United States, is Actress. Sigrid Valdis, born as Patricia Annette Olson, was an American actress best recognized for playing the role of Hilda in the television series ‘Hogan's Heroes’. She had appeared in TV shows like ‘Kraft Television Theatre’ and ‘The Wild Wild West’. On the big screen, the actress contributed to ‘Marriage on the Rocks’, ‘Our Man Flint’ and ‘The Venetian Affair’. She had also guest-starred in a number of television shows and movies. Twice widowed, Valdis died in 2007 due to lung cancer at the age of 72. She was cremated in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. A great actress with impeccable acting skills, she is still remembered by not only Hollywood artistes but also by people outside of the film industry. Valdis, who had hundreds of thousands of admirers in her lifetime, is still alive in the hearts of her fans across the globe even years after her death.
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💰Sigrid Valdis Net worth: $16 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1950

Valdis began acting in the late 1950s. She appeared in bit parts in films and guest starred in several television shows including The Wild Wild West and Kraft Television Theatre before landing the role of Hilda, Colonel Klink's secretary, in the sitcom Hogan's Heroes.

1967

Valdis was married twice. Her first marriage was to fashion businessman George Gilbert Ateyeh, with whom she had a daughter, Melissa. Ateyeh died in 1967.

1970

Valdis married secondly, on October 16, 1970, to Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane on the set of the series. Following the birth of their son in 1971, Valdis retired from acting. In 1978, she moved from the Los Angeles area after Crane was murdered.

1980

In 1980, she moved to Seattle, where in 1998 she joined the cast of her son's syndicated weekly Sketch comedy radio show, Shaken, Not Stirred. In 2004, she moved back to her childhood home in Westwood. Though no longer using her stage name, she later oversaw a tribute website to her husband, with a blog where she answered questions from fans of her husband and Hogan's Heroes.

2007

Twice widowed, Valdis died on October 14, 2007, from lung cancer in Anaheim, California, aged 72. She was survived by her two daughters, Melissa Smith and Ana Sarmiento; son, Scott; sister Dale Gudegast and brother-in-law Eric Braeden; and one granddaughter, Robbyn Smith and four grandsons. She had three stepchildren from Crane's earlier marriage to Anne Terzian: Karen, Deborah, and Robert David Crane.