Kay Linaker
Acting
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".
Filmography 48
Movies (48)
- Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress2008Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland2007Self
Laura1944Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow1944
Men on Her Mind1944Eloise Palmer
Lady in the Dark1944Liza's Mother
Let's Face It1943Canteen Hostess
The More the Merrier1943Miss Allen (uncredited)
Two Weeks to Live1943Mrs. Madge Carmen
Cinderella Swings It1943Madame Dolores
War Dogs1942Joan Allen
Men of Texas1942Mrs. Sarah Olsen
The Night Before the Divorce1942Hedda Smythe
A Close Call for Ellery Queen1942Margo Rogers
Remember the Day1941Society Reporter
Glamour Boy1941Mrs. Emily Colder
Charlie Chan in Rio1941Helen Ashby
Private Nurse1941Helene
Blood and Sand1941Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love1941Barbara Murdock
Kitty Foyle1940Wyn's Wife
The Invisible Woman1940Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider1940Flossie La Mare
Buck Benny Rides Again1940Brenda Tracy
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise1940Linda Pendleton
Free, Blonde and 211940Mrs. John Crane
Green Hell1940Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Hidden Enemy1940Sonia Manning
Drums Along the Mohawk1939Mrs. Demooth
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939Nurse