Linda Brent (actress)
Linda Brent | |
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 Brent in The Laramie Trail (1944) | |
| Born | Linda Laura Brent August 14, 1919 |
| Died | May 7, 1994 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | the "prettiest white girl in Shanghai" |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1964 |
Linda Laura Brent (August 14, 1919 – May 7, 1994) was an American actress.[1][2] She is best known for appear in westerns such as Below the Border (1942),[3] Death Valley Rangers (1943)[4] and The Laramie Trail (1944).[4] Born in Shanghai, China to an Irish father and a Russian mother (née Vassilieva), Brent was voted as the "prettiest white girl in Shanghai" and later became an American citizen in 1942.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Coast Guard | Minor Role | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Bertie | (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Today I Hang | (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Below the Border | Rosita Garcia | |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Sunbeam | (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Broadway | Hat Check Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Letitia Hinkle | |
| 1942 | You're Telling Me | Leili | |
| 1942 | The Old Homestead | Bunny | |
| 1942 | Moonlight in Havana | Operator | (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights | Harem Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Salute for Three | Canteen Worker | (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Divorcee | (uncredited) |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail! | Filipino Nurse | (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Stella | |
| 1943 | Death Valley Rangers | Lorna Ainsley | |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Dance-Hall Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Career Girl | Thelma Mason | |
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Chorus Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Laramie Trail | Vega Alarcon | |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Magic Maid | (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Fashta | (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon | Yukon Belle | (uncredited) |
| 1945 | George White's Scandals | Showgirl | (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones | Junior Leaguer | (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Showgirl | (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | 'B' Girl | (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Derelict | (uncredited) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Death Valley Days | Lupin | 1 episode |
| 1956 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Rita Mendoza | 1 episode |
| 1956 | I Led 3 Lives | Shari Bruner | 1 episode |
References
[edit]- ^ "Actress Says Mate Vanished In Blackouts". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. May 26, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Landesman, Fred (August 13, 2015). The John Wayne Filmography. McFarland. p. 168. ISBN 9781476609225 – via Google Books.
- ^ McGillis, Roderick (April 8, 2011). He Was Some Kind of a Man: Masculinities in the B Western. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 201. ISBN 9781554587490 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Schneider, Jerry (May 2014). Corriganville: The Definitive True History of the Ray Crash Corrigan Movie Ranch. Corriganville Press. pp. 336–340. ISBN 9780983197256 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Actress Linda Brent Soon to Be Citizen". Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. October 22, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved January 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- Linda Brent at AllMovie
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