
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 Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955

The Millionaire
TV • 1955

Public Defender
TV • 1954

Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952

The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV • 1951

I Led Three Lives
TV • 1953

The Crimson Ghost
MOVIE • 1946

The Pretender
MOVIE • 1947

The Cherokee Flash
MOVIE • 1945

The Powers Girl
MOVIE • 1943

Dakota
MOVIE • 1945

That Brennan Girl
MOVIE • 1946

Santa Fe Saddlemates
MOVIE • 1945

The Many Faces of Zorro
MOVIE • 2000

Sheriff of Cimarron
MOVIE • 1945

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
MOVIE • 1946

Strangers in the Night
MOVIE • 1944

The Republic Pictures Story
MOVIE • 1991