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Kay Linaker

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Died April 18, 2008 (94 years)
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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".
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Two Weeks to Live
Known For
  • The Blob
  • The Blob
  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
  • Charlie Chan in Rio
  • Charlie Chan in Reno
  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
  • Two Weeks to Live
  • Easy Money
  • The Outer Gate
  • I Am a Criminal
  • Black Aces
  • The Girl from Rio

Filmography

1945
Bring on the Girls · as Commander's Wife
1944
Here Come the Waves · as Pretty Woman
1944
Laura · as Woman (uncredited)
1944
1944
Men on Her Mind · as Eloise Palmer
1944
Lady in the Dark · as Liza's Mother
1943
Wintertime · as Wife
1943
Let's Face It · as Canteen Hostess
1943
The More the Merrier · as Miss Allen
1943
Two Weeks to Live · as Mrs. Madge Carmen
1943
Happy Go Lucky · as Suzanne
1942
Pittsburgh · as Secretary
1942
War Dogs · as Joan Allen
1942
Orchestra Wives · as Margie
1942
The Night Before the Divorce · as Hedda Smythe
1942
1941
Married Bachelor · as Undetermined Secondary Role
1941
Remember the Day · as Society Reporter
1941
Charlie Chan in Rio · as Helen Ashby
1941
Blossoms in the Dust · as Mrs. Bedlow, In Court
1941
Blood and Sand · as Guest Of Doña Sol (uncredited)
1941
They Dare Not Love · as Barbara Murdock
1940
The Invisible Woman · as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Kitty Foyle · as Wyn's Wife
1940
Mystery Sea Raider · as Flossie La Mare
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise · as Linda Pendleton
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again · as Brenda Tracy
1940
Free, Blonde and 21 · as Mrs. John Crane
1940
Green Hell · as Woman In Cafe (uncredited)
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk · as Mrs. Demooth
1939
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island · as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
1939
The Girl from Rio · as Vicki
1939
Hotel for Women · as Jane
1939
Man About Town · as Receptionist (uncredited)
1939
Charlie Chan in Reno · as Mrs. Wayne Russell
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln · as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
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
Black Aces · as Sandy Mckenzie
1937
The Outer Gate · as Lois Borden
1936
Crack-Up · as Mrs. Fleming
1936
Easy Money · as Carol Carter
1936
Road Gang · as Barbara Winston
1935
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan · as Sally Keating

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