Iris Meredith
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iris Meredith (June 3, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Born as Marie Shunn, Meredith began her film career in the early 1930s, often starring in film serials while on contract with Columbia Pictures. Her best-known roles were in the 1938 serial The Spider's Web, and in the 1939 serial Overland with Kit Carson. In 1940 she starred in the serial The Green Archer, as well as in several westerns opposite Charles Starrett, Bill Elliott, and Bob Allen. Most of her films were with Starrett, from 1936 through 1940, most notably Riders of the Black River and Spoilers of the Range. Her career slowed mid-way through the 1940s. In 1941 she starred in The Son of Davy Crockett with Bill Elliott, and Caught in the Act opposite Henry Armetta. In 1942 she starred alongside Dave O'Brien in The Texas Rangers Take Over. Her last credited role was the 1943 film The Kid Rides Again, in which she starred opposite Buster Crabbe. She had one uncredited role afterward, in the 1951 film Chain of Circumstance. She married television director Abby Berlin, and retired from acting shortly thereafter. In total, she starred in over 50 films, 32 of which were westerns.
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- 1943 · The Kid Rides Again as Joan Ainsley
- 1942 · The Rangers Take Over as Jean Lorin
- 1941 · Louisiana Purchase as Lawyer's secretary
- 1941 · The Son of Davy Crockett as Doris Matthews
- 1941 · Caught in the Act as Lucy Ripportella
- 1940 · Thundering Frontier as Norma Belknap
- 1940 · The Green Archer as Valerie Howett
- 1940 · His Bridal Fright as Mary
- 1940 · The Return of Wild Bill as Sammy Lou Griffin
- 1940 · Texas Stagecoach as Jean Harper
- 1940 · The Man from Tumbleweeds as 'Spunky' Cameron
- 1940 · Blazing Six Shooters as Janet Kenyon
- 1940 · Convicted Woman as Nita Lavore
- 1939 · Two-Fisted Rangers as Betty Webster
- 1939 · The Taming of the West as Pepper Jenkins
- 1939 · Riders of Black River as Linda Holden
- 1939 · Those High Grey Walls as Mary MacAuley
- 1939 · Outpost of the Mounties as Norma Daniels
- 1939 · Overland with Kit Carson as Carmelita Gonzalez
- 1939 · The Man from Sundown as Barbara Kellogg
- 1939 · Western Caravans as Joyce Thompson
- 1939 · Spoilers of the Range as Madge Patterson
- 1939 · First Offenders as Mary Kent
- 1939 · Texas Stampede as Joan Cameron
- 1938 · The Spider's Web as Nita Van Sloan
- 1938 · West of the Santa Fe as Madge Conway
- 1938 · Colorado Trail as Joan Randall
- 1938 · I Am the Law as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- 1938 · Cattle Raiders as
- 1937 · Murder Is News as Ann Leslie
- 1937 · Outlaws of the Prairie as Judy Garfield
- 1937 · The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen as Nancy Wilson
- 1937 · A Lawman Is Born as Beth Graham
- 1937 · Trail of Vengeance as Jean Warner
- 1937 · The Gambling Terror as Betty Garret
- 1936 · Rio Grande Ranger as Sandra Cullen
- 1936 · The Cowboy Star as Mary Baker
- 1935 · George White's 1935 Scandals as Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)