Facts: - death place: hollywood , california , usa - birth name: valda joanne hansen - death date: 21 july 1993 - birth date: 03 november 1932 - name: valda hansen - birth place: los angeles , california , usa - yearsactive: 1955 & ndash ; 1975 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of valda hansen .
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valda hansen -lrb- november 3 , 1932 -- july 21 , 1993 -rrb- was an american actress , known for her performances in a number of b-movies in the 1950s and -70 s .her most famous role was that of the white ghost in ed wood 's '' night of the ghouls '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- .she had previously played a stripper in '' strips around the world '' -lrb- 1955 -rrb- .she returned to the screen in the 1970s and appeared in movies such as '' cain 's cutthroats '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , '' slaughter 's big rip-off '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and '' wham bam thank you spaceman '' -lrb- 1975 , in which she was credited as zelda -rrb- .hansen retired from acting in the late 1970s , and died in hollywood in 1993 , aged 60 , from cancer .