| Linda Brent | |
|---|---|
 Brent in The Laramie Trail (1944) | |
| Born | Linda Laura Brent (1919-08-14)August 14, 1919 Shanghai, China |
| Died | May 7, 1994(1994-05-07) (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. She is best known for appear in westerns such as Below the Border (1942), Death Valley Rangers (1943) and The Laramie Trail (1944). 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.
Filmography
Film
| 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
| 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
- "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. [REDACTED]
- 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.
- ^ 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. [REDACTED]
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