Kay Linaker
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-07-19
Day of Death
2008-04-18 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Kay Linaker
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
Acting
(2008)
(2007)
(1944)
Lady in the Dark
as Liza's Mother
(1944)
Laura
as Woman (uncredited)
(1944)
(1944)
Men on Her Mind
as Eloise Palmer
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
(1943)
Cinderella Swings It
as Madame Dolores
(1943)
The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
(1943)
Let's Face It
as Canteen Hostess
(1942)
The Night Before the Divorce
as Hedda Smythe
(1942)
Men of Texas
as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Margo Rogers
(1942)
War Dogs
as Joan Allen
(1941)
Glamour Boy
as Mrs. Emily Colder
(1941)
They Dare Not Love
as Barbara Murdock
(1941)
Blood and Sand
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Society Reporter
(1941)
Private Nurse
as Helene
(1941)
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Helen Ashby
(1940)
Hidden Enemy
as Sonia Manning
(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)
Green Hell
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn's Wife
(1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Linda Pendleton
(1940)
Free, Blonde and 21
as Mrs. John Crane
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Jane
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Demooth
(1939)
Man About Town
as Receptionist (uncredited)
(1939)
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Mrs. Wayne Russell
(1939)
Girl from Rio
as Vicki
(1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
(1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Nurse
(1938)
I Am a Criminal
as Linda La Rue
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Flo Sampson
(1938)
The Last Warning
as Carla Rodriguez
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Grace (Uncredited)
(1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Joan Karnoff
(1937)
The Outer Gate
as Lois Borden
(1937)
Black Aces
as Sandy McKenzie
(1936)
Easy Money
as Carol Carter
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Sally Keating
(1936)
Road Gang
as Barbara Winston
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Mrs. Fleming
(1936)
The Girl from Mandalay
as Jeanie Barton Foster