Linda Stirling

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 hardriding and fighting heroines in numerous serials Westerns and lowbudget adventure films over the next three or four years