Linda Stirling

Acting Oct 11, 1921 Jul 20, 1997 (aged 76)

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.

36 Acting Credits

Linda Stirling

Acting

Dakota

Strangers in the Night

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Pretender

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

That Brennan Girl

The Crimson Ghost

Zorro's Black Whip

The Madonna's Secret

The Powers Girl

The Many Faces of Zorro

Cavalcade of America

The Purple Monster Strikes

Manhunt of Mystery Island

The Millionaire

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Public Defender

Santa Fe Saddlemates

D-Day on Mars

The Topeka Terror

The Tiger Woman

Sheriff of Cimarron

The Invisible Informer

Wagon Wheels Westward