Kay Linaker

Birthday: 1913-07-19
Deathday: 2008-04-18
Birthplace: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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Mary Katherine Linaker, known professionally as Kay Linaker, Kate Phillips, and Kay Linaker-Phillips (July 19, 1913, Pine Bluff, Arkansas – April 18, 2008, Keene, New Hampshire) was an American actress and screenwriter, who appeared in many B movies during the 1930s and 1940s, most notably Kitty Foyle (1940). Linaker used her married name (Kay Phillips) as a screenwriter, notably for the cult movie hit The Blob (1958). She is credited with coining the name "The Blob" for the movie, which was originally titled "The Molten Meteor".

Credits

Year Title Character
1944-10-11 Laura Woman (uncredited)
1944-03-31 It Happened Tomorrow
1944-02-12 Men on Her Mind Eloise Palmer
1944-02-10 Lady in the Dark Liza's Mother
1943-05-13 The More the Merrier Miss Allen (uncredited)
1943-02-26 Two Weeks to Live Mrs. Madge Carmen
1943-01-22 Cinderella Swings It Madame Dolores
1942-11-13 War Dogs Joan Allen
1942-07-03 Men of Texas Mrs. Sarah Olsen
1942-03-06 The Night Before the Divorce Hedda Smythe
1942-01-29 A Close Call for Ellery Queen Margo Rogers
1941-12-25 Remember the Day Society Reporter
1941-12-05 Glamour Boy Mrs. Emily Colder
1941-09-05 Charlie Chan in Rio Helen Ashby
1941-08-22 Private Nurse Helene
1941-05-30 Blood and Sand Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
1941-05-16 They Dare Not Love Barbara Murdock
1940-12-28 The Invisible Woman Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
1940-12-27 Kitty Foyle Wyn's Wife
1940-10-26 Mystery Sea Raider Flossie La Mare
1940-05-31 Buck Benny Rides Again Brenda Tracy
1940-05-02 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Linda Pendleton
1940-03-28 Free, Blonde and 21 Mrs. John Crane
1940-01-26 Green Hell Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
1940-01-20 Hidden Enemy Sonia Manning
1939-11-10 Drums Along the Mohawk Mrs. Demooth
1939-11-03 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Nurse
1939-08-31 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
1939-08-07 Girl from Rio Vicki
1939-08-03 Hotel for Women Jane
1939-06-29 Man About Town Receptionist (uncredited)
1939-06-16 Charlie Chan in Reno Mrs. Wayne Russell
1939-06-09 Young Mr. Lincoln Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1938-12-28 Trade Winds Grace (Uncredited)
1938-12-07 I Am a Criminal Linda La Rue
1938-12-07 The Last Warning Carla Rodriguez
1938-09-09 Personal Secretary Flo Sampson
1937-12-17 Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Joan Karnoff
1937-09-04 Black Aces Sandy McKenzie
1937-08-04 The Outer Gate Lois Borden
1936-12-14 Crack-Up Mrs. Fleming
1936-06-13 Easy Money Carol Carter
1936-04-19 The Girl from Mandalay Jeanie Barton Foster
1936-03-28 Road Gang Barbara Winston
1936-01-11 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan Sally Keating