Valda Hansen

Valda Joanne Hansen (November 3, 1932 – July 21, 1993) was an American actress, known for her performances in a number of B-movies in the 1950s and 1970s.

Her most famous role was that of the White Ghost in Ed Wood's Night of the Ghouls (1959). She had previously played a stripper in Strips Around the World (1955). She returned to the screen in the 1970s and appeared in movies such as Cain's Cutthroats (1971), Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) and (1975, in which she was credited as "Zelda"). She also appeared in a 1992 documentary about the filmmaker Ed Wood entitled Flying Saucers over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion.^[1]

Career[]

Hansen first came across Ed Wood in 1957 at a local theater production. Impressed with what he saw, Wood asked her to think about a role in Revenge of the Dead. She accepted the role which was that of a ghost. He also got her to bleach her hair for the role.^[2] The film was later released as Night of the Ghouls^[3]

She played the part of Sister Ann in the biker film, which was directed by Tony Huston.^[4][5]

She appeared in the 1973 film, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off which starred Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Don Stroud and Brock Peters.^[6]

Later years[]

Hansen retired from acting around 1975, and died in Hollywood on July 21, 1993, aged 60, from cancer.

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Valda Hansen at IMDb

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