Linda Stirling
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1921
- Died
- July 20, 1997 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, California, USA
Biography
Linda Stirling (October 11, 1921 – July 20, 1997) was an American showgirl, model, and actress. 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.
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Filmography
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Movie
The Many Faces of Zorro
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie · as Herself
The Republic Pictures Story
Movie · as Self
D-Day on Mars
Movie · as Sheila Layton
The Millionaire
TV · as Martha · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep
The Whistler
TV · 1 ep
Public Defender
TV · as Betty · 1 ep
I Led Three Lives
TV · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · 3 eps
The Pretender
Movie · as Flo Ronson
Jesse James Rides Again
Movie · as Ann Bolton
The Madonna's Secret
Movie · as Helen North
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Movie · as Janet Spencer
The Crimson Ghost
Movie · as Diana Farnsworth
That Brennan Girl
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Invisible Informer
Movie · as Eve Rogers
Passkey to Danger
Movie · as Model
Rio Grande Raiders
Movie · as Nancy Harding
The Topeka Terror
Movie · as June Hardy
The Purple Monster Strikes
Movie · as Sheila Layton
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Movie · as Claire Forrest
Sheriff of Cimarron
Movie · as Helen Burton
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie · as Ann Morton
Dakota
Movie · as Entertainer (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels Westward
Movie · as Arlie Adams
The Cherokee Flash
Movie · as Joan Mason
Zorro's Black Whip
Movie · as Barbara Meredith
San Antonio Kid
Movie · as Ann Taylor
The Tiger Woman
Movie · as Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Movie · as Carol Franklin
Sheriff of Sundown
Movie · as Lois Carpenter
Strangers in the Night
Movie · as Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
The Powers Girl
Movie · as Powers America Beauty Pageant Model