Acting · Sioux City, Iowa, USA · Born June 3, 1915
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.
MovieThe Kid Rides Again
1943
as Joan Ainsley
MovieThe Rangers Take Over
1942
as Jean Lorin
MovieLouisiana Purchase
1941
as Lawyer's secretary
MovieThe Son of Davy Crockett
1941
as Doris Matthews
MovieCaught in the Act
1941
as Lucy Ripportella
MovieThundering Frontier
1940
as Norma Belknap
MovieThe Green Archer
1940
as Valerie Howett
MovieHis Bridal Fright
1940
as Mary
MovieThe Return of Wild Bill
1940
as Sammy Lou Griffin
MovieTexas Stagecoach
1940
as Jean Harper
MovieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940
as 'Spunky' Cameron
MovieBlazing Six Shooters
1940
as Janet Kenyon
MovieConvicted Woman
1940
as Nita Lavore
MovieTwo-Fisted Rangers
1939
as Betty Webster
MovieTaming of the West
1939
as Pepper Jenkins
MovieRiders of Black River
1939
as Linda Holden
MovieThose High Grey Walls
1939
as Mary MacAuley
MovieOutpost of the Mounties
1939
as Norma Daniels
MovieOverland with Kit Carson
1939
as Carmelita Gonzalez
MovieThe Man from Sundown
1939
as Barbara Kellogg
MovieWestern Caravans
1939
as Joyce Thompson
MovieSpoilers of the Range
1939
as Madge Patterson
First Offenders
1939
as Mary Kent
MovieTexas Stampede
1939
as Joan Cameron
MovieThe Thundering West
1939
as Helen Patterson
MovieThe Spider's Web
1938
as Nita Van Sloan
MovieWest of the Santa Fe
1938
as Madge Conway
MovieColorado Trail
1938
as Joan Randall
MovieI Am the Law
1938
as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
MovieSouth of Arizona
1938
as Ann Madison
MovieWest of Cheyenne
1938
as Jean Wayne
MovieLaw of the Plains
1938
as Marion McGowan
MovieCall of the Rockies
1938
as Ann Bradford
MovieCattle Raiders
1938
Murder Is News
1937
as Ann Leslie
MovieOutlaws of the Prairie
1937
as Judy Garfield
MovieThe Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937
as Nancy Wilson
MovieA Lawman Is Born
1937
as Beth Graham
MovieTrail of Vengeance
1937
as Jean Warner
MovieThe Gambling Terror
1937
as Betty Garret
MovieRio Grande Ranger
1936
as Sandra Cullen
MovieThe Cowboy Star
1936
as Mary Baker
MovieGeorge White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)
MovieRoman Scandals
1933
as Shantytown Resident /Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
