Linda Brent | |
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Born | Linda Laura Brent August 14, 1919 |
Died | May 7, 1994
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Linda Brent | |
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Born | Linda Laura Brent August 14, 1919 |
Died | May 7, 1994
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |