
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 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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Credits
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★ NR
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Self★ NR
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D-Day on Mars 1966Sheila Layton★ 3
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★ 6.6
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The Millionaire 1955Martha★ 5
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The Whistler 1954★ NR
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Public Defender 1954Betty★ 6
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I Led Three Lives 1953★ NR
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Cavalcade of America 1952★ 3.5
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★ 5.3
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The Pretender 1947Flo Ronson★ 5.5
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Ann Bolton★ NR
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That Brennan Girl 1946(uncredited)★ 5.3
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The Crimson Ghost 1946Diana Farnsworth★ 4.8
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Rio Grande Raiders 1946Nancy Harding★ NR
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Janet Spencer★ 4.3
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Eve Rogers★ 6
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Passkey to Danger 1946Model★ NR
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The Madonna's Secret 1946Helen North★ 5.9
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Arlie Adams★ 6
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Dakota 1945Entertainer (uncredited)★ 5.1
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The Cherokee Flash 1945Joan Mason★ 8
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Sheila Layton★ 3.8
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Santa Fe Saddlemates 1945Ann Morton★ 5
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Claire Forrest★ 4.3
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Sheriff of Cimarron 1945Helen Burton★ 6
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The Topeka Terror 1945June Hardy★ 4
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Zorro's Black Whip 1944Barbara Meredith★ 5.2
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Carol Franklin★ NR
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Sheriff of Sundown 1944Lois Carpenter★ NR
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Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)★ 6.3
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San Antonio Kid 1944Ann Taylor★ NR
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The Tiger Woman 1944Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold★ 6
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The Powers Girl 1943Powers America Beauty Pageant Model★ 6.5