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Iris Meredith
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Iris Meredith (June 3, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Born as Marie Shunn, Meredith began her film career in the early 1930s, often starring in film serials while on contract with Columbia Pictures. Her best-known roles were in the 1938 serial The Spider's Web, and in the 1939 serial Overland with Kit Carson. In 1940 she starred in the serial The Green Archer, as well as in several westerns opposite Charles Starrett, Bill Elliott, and Bob Allen. Most of her films were with Starrett, from 1936 through 1940, most notably Riders of the Bl…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iris Meredith (June 3, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Born as Marie Shunn, Meredith began her film career in the early 1930s, often starring in film serials while on contract with Columbia Pictures. Her best-known roles were in the 1938 serial The Spider's Web, and in the 1939 serial Overland with Kit Carson. In 1940 she starred in the serial The Green Archer, as well as in several westerns opposite Charles Starrett, Bill Elliott, and Bob Allen. Most of her films were with Starrett, from 1936 through 1940, most notably Riders of the Black River and Spoilers of the Range. Her career slowed mid-way through the 1940s. In 1941 she starred in The Son of Davy Crockett with Bill Elliott, and Caught in the Act opposite Henry Armetta. In 1942 she starred alongside Dave O'Brien in The Texas Rangers Take Over. Her last credited role was the 1943 film The Kid Rides Again, in which she starred opposite Buster Crabbe. She had one uncredited role afterward, in the 1951 film Chain of Circumstance. She married television director Abby Berlin, and retired from acting shortly thereafter. In total, she starred in over 50 films, 32 of which were westerns.
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The Kid Rides Again
as Joan Ainsley
The Rangers Take Over
as Jean Lorin
Louisiana Purchase
as Lawyer's secretary
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Doris Matthews
Caught in the Act
as Lucy Ripportella
Thundering Frontier
as Norma Belknap
The Green Archer
as Valerie Howett
His Bridal Fright
as Mary
The Return of Wild Bill
as Sammy Lou Griffin
Texas Stagecoach
as Jean Harper
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as 'Spunky' Cameron
Blazing Six Shooters
as Janet Kenyon
Convicted Woman
as Nita Lavore
Two-Fisted Rangers
as Betty Webster
Taming of the West
as Pepper Jenkins
Riders of Black River
as Linda Holden
Those High Grey Walls
as Mary MacAuley
Outpost of the Mounties
as Norma Daniels
Overland with Kit Carson
as Carmelita Gonzalez
The Man from Sundown
as Barbara Kellogg
Western Caravans
as Joyce Thompson
Spoilers of the Range
as Madge Patterson
No Poster
First Offenders
as Mary Kent
Texas Stampede
as Joan Cameron
The Thundering West
as Helen Patterson
The Spider's Web
as Nita Van Sloan
West of the Santa Fe
as Madge Conway
Colorado Trail
as Joan Randall
I Am the Law
as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
South of Arizona
as Ann Madison
West of Cheyenne
as Jean Wayne
Law of the Plains
as Marion McGowan
Call of the Rockies
as Ann Bradford
Cattle Raiders
No Poster
Murder Is News
as Ann Leslie
Outlaws of the Prairie
as Judy Garfield
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Nancy Wilson
A Lawman Is Born
as Beth Graham
Trail of Vengeance
as Jean Warner
The Gambling Terror
as Betty Garret
Rio Grande Ranger
as Sandra Cullen
The Cowboy Star
as Mary Baker
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
as Shantytown Resident /Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)