Cynthia Lynn
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Lynn as Fräulein Helga in Hogan's Heroes, c. 1965
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| Born | Zinta Valda Ziemelis April 2, 1936 Riga, Latvia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Hogan's Heroes |
Cynthia Lynn (born Zinta Valda Ziemelis; April 2, 1936 – March 10, 2014) was a Latvian-born American actress.[1]
Early life
Lynn was born in Latvia as Zinta Valda Ziemelis.[2] She and her mother fled in 1944, eventually arriving in the United States in 1950.[citation needed]
Career
Lynn is best known as "Fraulein Helga" in Hogan's Heroes during the first season (1965–66). She returned to the series in the 1968 and 1971 episodes, "Will the Blue Baron Strike Again" and "Easy Come, Easy Go", respectively. Her last acting role was in 1975 in an episode of Harry O.[3]
Lynn wrote an autobiography, Escape to Freedom, with the assistance of Edward Ansara.[4]
Death
Lynn died on March 10, 2014, at age 77, from multiple organ failure after being stricken with hepatitis.[5] She is survived by her daughter with Marlon Brando, Lisa Brando.[3]
References
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- Cynthia Lynn at the Internet Movie Database
- AllMovie.com profile; accessed April 16, 2014.
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- 1936 births
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- American memoirists
- American television actresses
- Latvian television actresses
- Latvian emigrants to the United States
- People from Riga
- American people of Latvian descent
- Deaths from hepatitis
- Infectious disease deaths in California
- 20th-century American actresses
