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