Linda Stirling
Her real name was Louise Schultz. She was born 11 Oct 1921, in Long Beach California. Most of you know her by her screen and acting name of "Tigress Linda Stirling". She studied music, dance, and drama as a child and received a scholarship to a Hollywood acting school. But she arrived in Hollywood to discover the school had closed, and she took a job as a showgirl at the Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood. She modeled in fashion advertisements and one ad led to a screen test. She was cast as a model in Powers Girl, The (1942), but more importantly, she was again spotted in an advertisement, this time by executives of Republic Studios, who were looking for a beautiful but athletic woman to star in their upcoming serial, The Tiger Woman, (1944). Despite having no experience in the kind of stunts and athletics that would be required, Stirling was able to convince not only the executives but ace stuntman Yakima Canutt of her capability. She won the role and a contract from Republic, and played hard-riding and -fighting heroines in numerous serials, Westerns, and low-budget adventure films over the next three or four years.
Known For
Credits
- 1991 · The Republic Pictures Story as Self
- 1966 · D-Day on Mars as Sheila Layton
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Martha
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · Public Defender as Betty
- 1953 · I Led Three Lives as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1951 · The Adventures of Kit Carson as
- 1947 · The Pretender as Flo Ronson
- 1947 · Jesse James Rides Again as Ann Bolton
- 1946 · That Brennan Girl as (uncredited)
- 1946 · The Crimson Ghost as Diana Farnsworth
- 1946 · Rio Grande Raiders as Nancy Harding
- 1946 · The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Janet Spencer
- 1946 · The Invisible Informer as Eve Rogers
- 1946 · Passkey to Danger as Model
- 1946 · The Madonna's Secret as Helen North
- 1945 · Wagon Wheels Westward as Arlie Adams
- 1945 · Dakota as Entertainer (uncredited)
- 1945 · The Cherokee Flash as Joan Mason
- 1945 · The Purple Monster Strikes as Sheila Layton
- 1945 · Santa Fe Saddlemates as Ann Morton
- 1945 · Manhunt of Mystery Island as Claire Forrest
- 1945 · Sheriff of Cimarron as Helen Burton
- 1945 · The Topeka Terror as June Hardy
- 1944 · Zorro's Black Whip as Barbara Meredith
- 1944 · Vigilantes of Dodge City as Carol Franklin
- 1944 · Sheriff of Sundown as Lois Carpenter
- 1944 · Strangers in the Night as Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
- 1944 · San Antonio Kid as Ann Taylor
- 1944 · The Tiger Woman as Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
- 1943 · The Powers Girl as Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
- Future · Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine as