Acting

Kay Linaker

Born 1913-07-19 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Died 2008-04-18

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".

Credits

Newest first

Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
as Self
2008
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
as Self
2007
The Blob
Screenplay
1958
Laura
as Woman (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Men on Her Mind
as Eloise Palmer
1944
Lady in the Dark
as Liza's Mother
1944
Let's Face It
as Canteen Hostess
1943
The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
1943
Two Weeks to Live
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
1943
Cinderella Swings It
as Madame Dolores
1943
War Dogs
as Joan Allen
1942
Men of Texas
as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
1942
The Night Before the Divorce
as Hedda Smythe
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Margo Rogers
1942
Remember the Day
as Society Reporter
1941
Glamour Boy
as Mrs. Emily Colder
1941
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Helen Ashby
1941
Private Nurse
as Helene
1941
Blood and Sand
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
1941
They Dare Not Love
as Barbara Murdock
1941
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn's Wife
1940
The Invisible Woman
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
as Flossie La Mare
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Brenda Tracy
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Linda Pendleton
1940
Free, Blonde and 21
as Mrs. John Crane
1940
Green Hell
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
1940
Hidden Enemy
as Sonia Manning
1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Demooth
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Nurse
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
1939
Girl from Rio
as Vicki
1939
Hotel for Women
as Jane
1939
Man About Town
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Mrs. Wayne Russell
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1939
Trade Winds
as Grace (Uncredited)
1938
I Am a Criminal
as Linda La Rue
1938
The Last Warning
as Carla Rodriguez
1938
Personal Secretary
as Flo Sampson
1938
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Joan Karnoff
1937
Black Aces
as Sandy McKenzie
1937
The Outer Gate
as Lois Borden
1937
Crack-Up
as Mrs. Fleming
1936
Easy Money
as Carol Carter
1936
The Girl from Mandalay
as Jeanie Barton Foster
1936
Road Gang
as Barbara Winston
1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Sally Keating
1936
The Blob
Original Film Writer
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