Linda Stirling
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-11
- Died
- 1997-07-20
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (29)
That Brennan Girl
1946
as (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Entertainer (uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
1946
as Diana Farnsworth
The Tiger Woman
1944
as Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
The Pretender
1947
as Flo Ronson
The Powers Girl
1943
as Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
Passkey to Danger
1946
as Model
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Barbara Meredith
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Ann Morton
Manhunt of Mystery Island
1945
as Claire Forrest
The Invisible Informer
1946
as Eve Rogers
Sheriff of Sundown
1944
as Lois Carpenter
The Many Faces of Zorro
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Arlie Adams
Rio Grande Raiders
1946
as Nancy Harding
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as Helen North
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
as Herself
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Janet Spencer
Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944
as Carol Franklin
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945
as Sheila Layton
San Antonio Kid
1944
as Ann Taylor
D-Day on Mars
1966
as Sheila Layton
Strangers in the Night
1944
as Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
The Topeka Terror
1945
as June Hardy
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Jesse James Rides Again
1947
as Ann Bolton
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
as Helen Burton
The Cherokee Flash
1945
as Joan Mason
About 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 importan… With 36 credits spanning from 1943 to 2000, Linda Stirling has appeared in 29 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Linda Stirling Movies
- That Brennan Girl (1946) — as (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) — as Entertainer (uncredited)
- The Crimson Ghost (1946) — as Diana Farnsworth
- The Tiger Woman (1944) — as Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
- The Pretender (1947) — as Flo Ronson
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