Linda Stirling
Acting
Born: 1921-10-11
Biography
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
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Millionaire
Martha
The Whistler
Public Defender
Betty
I Led Three Lives
Cavalcade of America
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Pretender
Flo Ronson
Dakota
Entertainer (uncredited)
The Tiger Woman
Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
The Crimson Ghost
Diana Farnsworth
The Powers Girl
Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
That Brennan Girl
(uncredited)
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Claire Forrest
The Cherokee Flash
Joan Mason
Zorro's Black Whip
Barbara Meredith
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Ann Morton
Jesse James Rides Again
Ann Bolton
Sheriff of Sundown
Lois Carpenter
San Antonio Kid
Ann Taylor
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Carol Franklin
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Herself
Rio Grande Raiders
Nancy Harding
Passkey to Danger
Model
The Many Faces of Zorro
Self (archive footage)
The Madonna's Secret
Helen North
Strangers in the Night
Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
The Republic Pictures Story
Self
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Janet Spencer
The Purple Monster Strikes
Sheila Layton
Sheriff of Cimarron
Helen Burton
D-Day on Mars
Sheila Layton
Wagon Wheels Westward
Arlie Adams
The Topeka Terror
June Hardy
The Invisible Informer
Eve Rogers