Linda Stirling

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.

Most Known For

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Millionaire

as Martha

Public Defender

as Betty

The Adventures of Kit Carson

I Led Three Lives

Cavalcade of America

The Whistler

The Pretender

as Flo Ronson

The Crimson Ghost

as Diana Farnsworth

Dakota

as Entertainer (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl

as (uncredited)

Manhunt of Mystery Island

as Claire Forrest

D-Day on Mars

as Sheila Layton

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

as Janet Spencer

Sheriff of Sundown

as Lois Carpenter

The Many Faces of Zorro

as Self (archive footage)

Zorro's Black Whip

as Barbara Meredith

Jesse James Rides Again

as Ann Bolton

Strangers in the Night

as Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)

The Madonna's Secret

as Helen North