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.
D-Day on Mars
(Sheila Layton)
The Pretender
(Flo Ronson)
The Madonna's Secret
(Helen North)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
(Janet Spencer)
Zorro's Black Whip
(Barbara Meredith)
San Antonio Kid
(Ann Taylor)
The Republic Pictures Story
(Self)
The Topeka Terror
(June Hardy)
The Crimson Ghost
(Diana Farnsworth)
The Purple Monster Strikes
(Sheila Layton)
Manhunt of Mystery Island
(Claire Forrest)
Jesse James Rides Again
(Ann Bolton)
The Tiger Woman
(Tiger Woman / Rita Arnold)
Vigilantes of Dodge City
(Carol Franklin)
Sheriff of Cimarron
(Helen Burton)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
(Ann Morton)
The Powers Girl
(Powers America Beauty Pageant Model)
Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
Dakota
(Entertainer (uncredited))
That Brennan Girl
((uncredited))
The Invisible Informer
(Eve Rogers)
Passkey to Danger
(Model)
Wagon Wheels Westward
(Arlie Adams)
The Cherokee Flash
(Joan Mason)
Sheriff of Sundown
(Lois Carpenter)
Rio Grande Raiders
(Nancy Harding)
Strangers in the Night
(Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited))
I Led Three Lives
The Millionaire
(Martha)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Whistler
Cavalcade of America
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Public Defender
(Betty)