Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 11, 1921
Died
Jul 20, 1997
Credits
36 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Many Faces of Zorro
Self (archive footage)
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Herself
The Republic Pictures Story
Self
D-Day on Mars
Sheila Layton
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
Jesse James Rides Again
Ann Bolton
That Brennan Girl
(uncredited)
The Crimson Ghost
Diana Farnsworth
Rio Grande Raiders
Nancy Harding
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Janet Spencer
The Invisible Informer
Eve Rogers
Passkey to Danger
Model
The Madonna's Secret
Helen North
Wagon Wheels Westward
Arlie Adams
Dakota
Entertainer (uncredited)
The Cherokee Flash
Joan Mason
The Purple Monster Strikes
Sheila Layton
Santa Fe Saddlemates
Ann Morton
Manhunt of Mystery Island
Claire Forrest
Sheriff of Cimarron
Helen Burton
The Topeka Terror
June Hardy
Zorro's Black Whip
Barbara Meredith
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Carol Franklin
Sheriff of Sundown
Lois Carpenter
Strangers in the Night
Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
San Antonio Kid
Ann Taylor
The Tiger Woman
Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold
The Powers Girl
Powers America Beauty Pageant Model
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine