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