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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 studie…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2000
The Many Faces of Zorro
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie Herself
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1991
The Republic Pictures Story
Movie Self
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1966
D-Day on Mars
Movie Sheila Layton
- 1955
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1955
The Millionaire
TV show Martha
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1954
The Whistler
TV show
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1954
Public Defender
TV show Betty
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1953
I Led Three Lives
TV show
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1952
Cavalcade of America
TV show
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1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV show
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1947
The Pretender
Movie Flo Ronson
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1947
Jesse James Rides Again
Movie Ann Bolton
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1946
That Brennan Girl
Movie (uncredited)
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1946
The Crimson Ghost
Movie Diana Farnsworth
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1946
Rio Grande Raiders
Movie Nancy Harding
More credits
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1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Movie Janet Spencer
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1946
The Invisible Informer
Movie Eve Rogers
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1946
Passkey to Danger
Movie Model
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1946
The Madonna's Secret
Movie Helen North
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1945
Wagon Wheels Westward
Movie Arlie Adams
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1945
Dakota
Movie Entertainer (uncredited)
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1945
The Cherokee Flash
Movie Joan Mason
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1945
The Purple Monster Strikes
Movie Sheila Layton
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1945
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Movie Ann Morton
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1945
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Movie Claire Forrest
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1945
Sheriff of Cimarron
Movie Helen Burton
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1945
The Topeka Terror
Movie June Hardy
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1944
Zorro's Black Whip
Movie Barbara Meredith
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1944
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Movie Carol Franklin
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1944
Sheriff of Sundown
Movie Lois Carpenter
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1944
Strangers in the Night
Movie Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
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1944
San Antonio Kid
Movie Ann Taylor
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1944
The Tiger Woman
Movie Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
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1943
The Powers Girl
Movie Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
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