Linda Stirling [33968] Gender: Female Popularity: 0.5669 Birthplace: Birthday: 1921-10-11 Deathday: 1997-07-20 Age: 75 years Movies: 27 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Republic Pic1991-03-15 D-Day on Mars1966-01-01 The Pretender1947-08-11 Jesse James Ride1947-08-02 That Brennan Gir1946-12-23 The Crimson Ghos1946-10-26 Rio Grande Raide1946-09-09 The Mysterious M1946-09-03 The Invisible In1946-08-19 Passkey to Dange1946-05-11 The Madonna's Se1946-02-16 Wagon Wheels Wes1945-12-21 Dakota1945-12-15 The Cherokee Fla1945-12-13 The Purple Monst1945-10-06 Santa Fe Saddlem1945-06-01 Manhunt of Myste1945-03-17 Sheriff of Cimar1945-02-28 The Topeka Terro1945-01-26 Zorro's Black Wh1944-11-16 Vigilantes of Do1944-11-15 Sheriff of Sundo1944-11-07 Strangers in the1944-09-12 San Antonio Kid1944-08-16 The Tiger Woman1944-05-27 The Powers Girl1943-01-15 Captain Mephisto