Kay Linaker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1913
- Died
- April 18, 2008
- Birthplace
- Pine 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
The Blob TBA
Original Film Writer
- Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress 2008
as Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland 2007
as Self
The Blob 1958
Screenplay
Laura 1944
as Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Actor
Men on Her Mind 1944
as Eloise Palmer
Lady in the Dark 1944
as Liza's Mother
Let's Face It 1943
as Canteen Hostess
The More the Merrier 1943
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
Two Weeks to Live 1943
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
Cinderella Swings It 1943
as Madame Dolores
War Dogs 1942
as Joan Allen
Men of Texas 1942
as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
The Night Before the Divorce 1942
as Hedda Smythe
A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942
as Margo Rogers
Remember the Day 1941
as Society Reporter
Glamour Boy 1941
as Mrs. Emily Colder
Charlie Chan in Rio 1941
as Helen Ashby
Private Nurse 1941
as Helene
Blood and Sand 1941
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love 1941
as Barbara Murdock
The Invisible Woman 1940
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle 1940
as Wyn's Wife
Mystery Sea Raider 1940
as Flossie La Mare
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Brenda Tracy
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940
as Linda Pendleton
Free, Blonde and 21 1940
as Mrs. John Crane
Green Hell 1940
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Hidden Enemy 1940
as Sonia Manning
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
as Mrs. Demooth
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939
as Nurse
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island 1939
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Girl from Rio 1939
as Vicki
Hotel for Women 1939
as Jane
Man About Town 1939
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno 1939
as Mrs. Wayne Russell
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Trade Winds 1938
as Grace (Uncredited)
The Last Warning 1938
as Carla Rodriguez
I Am a Criminal 1938
as Linda La Rue
Personal Secretary 1938
as Flo Sampson
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo 1937
as Joan Karnoff
Black Aces 1937
as Sandy McKenzie
The Outer Gate 1937
as Lois Borden
Crack-Up 1936
as Mrs. Fleming
Easy Money 1936
as Carol Carter
The Girl from Mandalay 1936
as Jeanie Barton Foster
Road Gang 1936
as Barbara Winston
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan 1936
as Sally Keating
Credits from TMDB.