Kay Linaker

Kay Linaker

7/19/1913 – 4/18/2008Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

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 titles)

Movie

Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress

Self · 2008

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner OlandMovie

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

Self · 2007

Laura7.6Movie

Laura

Woman (uncredited) · 1944

It Happened Tomorrow6.8Movie

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

Men on Her Mind6.5Movie

Men on Her Mind

Eloise Palmer · 1944

Lady in the Dark4.7Movie

Lady in the Dark

Liza's Mother · 1944

Let's Face It5.4Movie

Let's Face It

Canteen Hostess · 1943

The More the Merrier7.0Movie

The More the Merrier

Miss Allen (uncredited) · 1943

Two Weeks to Live4.5Movie

Two Weeks to Live

Mrs. Madge Carmen · 1943

Cinderella Swings It9.0Movie

Cinderella Swings It

Madame Dolores · 1943

War Dogs5.3Movie

War Dogs

Joan Allen · 1942

Men of Texas9.0Movie

Men of Texas

Mrs. Sarah Olsen · 1942

The Night Before the Divorce5.6Movie

The Night Before the Divorce

Hedda Smythe · 1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen6.1Movie

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Margo Rogers · 1942

Remember the Day7.3Movie

Remember the Day

Society Reporter · 1941

Glamour Boy6.5Movie

Glamour Boy

Mrs. Emily Colder · 1941

Charlie Chan in Rio6.5Movie

Charlie Chan in Rio

Helen Ashby · 1941

Private Nurse7.0Movie

Private Nurse

Helene · 1941

Blood and Sand6.5Movie

Blood and Sand

Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited) · 1941

They Dare Not Love7.5Movie

They Dare Not Love

Barbara Murdock · 1941

Kitty Foyle6.6Movie

Kitty Foyle

Wyn's Wife · 1940

The Invisible Woman5.7Movie

The Invisible Woman

Showroom Buyer (uncredited) · 1940

Mystery Sea Raider6.0Movie

Mystery Sea Raider

Flossie La Mare · 1940

Buck Benny Rides Again5.0Movie

Buck Benny Rides Again

Brenda Tracy · 1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise6.8Movie

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Linda Pendleton · 1940

Free, Blonde and 217.3Movie

Free, Blonde and 21

Mrs. John Crane · 1940

Green Hell4.5Movie

Green Hell

Woman in Cafe (uncredited) · 1940

Hidden Enemy6.5Movie

Hidden Enemy

Sonia Manning · 1940

Drums Along the Mohawk6.5Movie

Drums Along the Mohawk

Mrs. Demooth · 1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence6.6Movie

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Nurse · 1939