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)
The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
(1943)
Let's Face It
as Canteen Hostess
(1943)
Cinderella Swings It
as Madame Dolores
(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)
War Dogs
as Joan Allen
(1941)
Blood and Sand
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
(1941)
Remember the Day
as Society Reporter
(1941)
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Helen Ashby
(1941)
They Dare Not Love
as Barbara Murdock
(1941)
Glamour Boy
as Mrs. Emily Colder
(1941)
Private Nurse
as Helene
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn's Wife
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
(1940)
Green Hell
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940)
Free, Blonde and 21
as Mrs. John Crane
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Brenda Tracy
(1940)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Flossie La Mare
(1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Linda Pendleton
(1940)
Hidden Enemy
as Sonia Manning
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Demooth
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
(1939)
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Mrs. Wayne Russell
(1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
(1939)
Man About Town
as Receptionist (uncredited)
(1939)
Girl from Rio
as Vicki
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Jane
(1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Nurse
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Flo Sampson
(1938)
I Am a Criminal
as Linda La Rue
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Grace (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Last Warning
as Carla Rodriguez
(1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Joan Karnoff
(1937)
Black Aces
as Sandy McKenzie
(1937)
The Outer Gate
as Lois Borden
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Sally Keating
(1936)
Road Gang
as Barbara Winston
(1936)
Easy Money
as Carol Carter
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Mrs. Fleming
(1936)
The Girl from Mandalay
as Jeanie Barton Foster