Her first marriage was to fashion businessman George Gilbert Ateyeh, with whom she had a daughter, Melissa.

[1] Valdis' second marriage was to Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane on the set of the series on October 16, 1970.

Following the birth of their son Robert Scott Crane in 1971, Valdis retired from acting.

[3] 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.

[3] Twice widowed, Valdis died on October 14, 2007, from lung cancer in Anaheim, California, aged 72.