- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1921
- Place of Birth
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- Died
- July 20, 1997
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 …
Filmography
movieThe Many Faces of Zorro
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieCliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993 · Herself
movieThe Republic Pictures Story
1991 · Self
movieD-Day on Mars
1966 · Sheila Layton
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Martha
tvThe Whistler
1954
tvPublic Defender
1954 · Betty
tvI Led Three Lives
1953
tvCavalcade of America
1952
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
movieThe Pretender
1947 · Flo Ronson
movieJesse James Rides Again
1947 · Ann Bolton
movieThat Brennan Girl
1946 · (uncredited)
movieThe Crimson Ghost
1946 · Diana Farnsworth
movieRio Grande Raiders
1946 · Nancy Harding
movieThe Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 · Janet Spencer
movieThe Invisible Informer
1946 · Eve Rogers
moviePasskey to Danger
1946 · Model
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946 · Helen North
movieWagon Wheels Westward
1945 · Arlie Adams
movieDakota
1945 · Entertainer (uncredited)
movieThe Cherokee Flash
1945 · Joan Mason
movieThe Purple Monster Strikes
1945 · Sheila Layton
movieSanta Fe Saddlemates
1945 · Ann Morton
movieManhunt of Mystery Island
1945 · Claire Forrest
movieSheriff of Cimarron
1945 · Helen Burton
movieThe Topeka Terror
1945 · June Hardy
movieZorro's Black Whip
1944 · Barbara Meredith
movieVigilantes of Dodge City
1944 · Carol Franklin
movieSheriff of Sundown
1944 · Lois Carpenter
movieStrangers in the Night
1944 · Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
movieSan Antonio Kid
1944 · Ann Taylor
movieThe Tiger Woman
1944 · Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
movieThe Powers Girl
1943 · Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
movieCaptain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
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