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Linda Stirling
Actor
Born October 11, 1921Died July 20, 1997 (75 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Zorro · as Cast |
| 1966 | Cyclotrode 'X' · as Diana Farnsworth |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Mrs. Baker |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Ellen Mcclure |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Jean |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Nettie Perry |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Helen Blayne |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) |
| 1947 | The Pretender · as Flo Ronson |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again · as Ann Bolton |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl · as (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Magnificent Rogue · as Cameo Appearance |
| 1946 | The Crimson Ghost · as Diana Farnsworth |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine · as Janet Spencer |
| 1946 | Passkey to Danger · as Model |
| 1946 | The Madonna's Secret · as Helen North |
| 1945 | Dakota · as Entertainer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Wagon Wheels Westward · as Arlie Adams |
| 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 | The 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 |