Person
Kay Linaker
Acting · 1913–2008 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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".
Known for
Kitty Foyle
Wyn's Wife
The More the Merrier
Miss Allen (uncredited)
Laura
Woman (uncredited)
The Blob
Screenplay
Young Mr. Lincoln
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Road Gang
Barbara Winston
Remember the Day
Society Reporter
War Dogs
Joan Allen
Green Hell
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2008Charlie Chan’s Killer ActressSelf
- 2007Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner OlandSelf
- 1958The BlobScreenplay
- 1944LauraWoman (uncredited)
- 1944It Happened Tomorrow
- 1944Men on Her MindEloise Palmer
- 1944Lady in the DarkLiza's Mother
- 1943Let's Face ItCanteen Hostess
- 1943The More the MerrierMiss Allen (uncredited)
- 1943Two Weeks to LiveMrs. Madge Carmen
- 1943Cinderella Swings ItMadame Dolores
- 1942War DogsJoan Allen
- 1942Men of TexasMrs. Sarah Olsen
- 1942The Night Before the DivorceHedda Smythe
- 1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenMargo Rogers
- 1941Remember the DaySociety Reporter
- 1941Glamour BoyMrs. Emily Colder
- 1941Charlie Chan in RioHelen Ashby
- 1941Private NurseHelene
- 1941Blood and SandGuest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
- 1941They Dare Not LoveBarbara Murdock
- 1940Kitty FoyleWyn's Wife
- 1940The Invisible WomanShowroom Buyer (uncredited)
- 1940Mystery Sea RaiderFlossie La Mare
- 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainBrenda Tracy
- 1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseLinda Pendleton
- 1940Free, Blonde and 21Mrs. John Crane
- 1940Green HellWoman in Cafe (uncredited)
- 1940Hidden EnemySonia Manning
- 1939Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Demooth
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceNurse
- 1939Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandEgyptian Princess Ectoplasm
- 1939Girl from RioVicki
- 1939Hotel for WomenJane
- 1939Man About TownReceptionist (uncredited)
- 1939Charlie Chan in RenoMrs. Wayne Russell
- 1939Young Mr. LincolnMrs. Edwards (uncredited)
- 1938Trade WindsGrace (Uncredited)
- 1938I Am a CriminalLinda La Rue
- 1938The Last WarningCarla Rodriguez
- 1938Personal SecretaryFlo Sampson
- 1937Charlie Chan at Monte CarloJoan Karnoff
- 1937Black AcesSandy McKenzie
- 1937The Outer GateLois Borden
- 1936Crack-UpMrs. Fleming
- 1936Easy MoneyCarol Carter
- 1936The Girl from MandalayJeanie Barton Foster
- 1936Road GangBarbara Winston
- 1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganSally Keating
- —The BlobOriginal Film Writer
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