Iris Meredith
Biography
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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Movies (41)
The Kid Rides Again
as Joan Ainsley
1943
The Rangers Take Over
as Jean Lorin
1942
Louisiana Purchase
as Lawyer's secretary
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Doris Matthews
1941
Caught in the Act
as Lucy Ripportella
1941
Thundering Frontier
as Norma Belknap
1940
The Green Archer
as Valerie Howett
1940
His Bridal Fright
as Mary
1940
The Return of Wild Bill
as Sammy Lou Griffin
1940
Texas Stagecoach
as Jean Harper
1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as 'Spunky' Cameron
1940
Blazing Six Shooters
as Janet Kenyon
1940
Convicted Woman
as Nita Lavore
1940
Two-Fisted Rangers
as Betty Webster
1939
Taming of the West
as Pepper Jenkins
1939
Riders of Black River
as Linda Holden
1939
Those High Grey Walls
as Mary MacAuley
1939
Outpost of the Mounties
as Norma Daniels
1939
Overland with Kit Carson
as Carmelita Gonzalez
1939
The Man from Sundown
as Barbara Kellogg
1939
Western Caravans
as Joyce Thompson
1939
Spoilers of the Range
as Madge Patterson
1939
First Offenders
as Mary Kent
1939
Texas Stampede
as Joan Cameron
1939
The Thundering West
as Helen Patterson
1939
The Spider's Web
as Nita Van Sloan
1938
West of the Santa Fe
as Madge Conway
1938
Colorado Trail
as Joan Randall
1938
I Am the Law
as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1938
Law of the Plains
as Marion McGowan
1938
Cattle Raiders
1938
Murder Is News
as Ann Leslie
1937
Outlaws of the Prairie
as Judy Garfield
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Nancy Wilson
1937
A Lawman Is Born
as Beth Graham
1937
Trail of Vengeance
as Jean Warner
1937
The Gambling Terror
as Betty Garret
1937
Rio Grande Ranger
as Sandra Cullen
1936
The Cowboy Star
as Mary Baker
1936
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)
1935
Roman Scandals
as Shantytown Resident /Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1933