Cynthia Lynn

Cynthia Lynn (born Zinta Valda Ziemelis; April 2, 1937 – March 10, 2014) was an American actress.

Early life Lynn was born in Riga, Latvia, as Zinta Valda Ziemelis. At age eight, she and her mother, Alisa, fled the country after the Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944 during World War II, eventually arriving in the United States in 1950.

Career Lynn portrayed "Fräulein Helga", Colonel Klink's original secretary in Hogan's Heroes during the first season (1965–1966). The secretary's role was played by Sigrid Valdis as "Hilda" in the next five seasons. Lynn 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.

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