Kay Linaker

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1913-07-19

Deathday 2008-04-18 (94 years old)

Place of Birth Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As Kay Phillips, Mary Katherine Linaker, Kate Phillips, Lynn Acker

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

Actor

1944
Laura

as Woman (uncredited)

1944
Men on Her Mind

as Eloise Palmer

1944
Lady in the Dark

as Liza's Mother

1943
The More the Merrier

as Miss Allen (uncredited)

1943
Two Weeks to Live

as Mrs. Madge Carmen

1943
Cinderella Swings It

as Madame Dolores

1942
War Dogs

as Joan Allen

1942
Men of Texas

as Mrs. Sarah Olsen

1942
1942
1941
Remember the Day

as Society Reporter

1941
Glamour Boy

as Mrs. Emily Colder

1941
Charlie Chan in Rio

as Helen Ashby

1941
Private Nurse

as Helene

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
Buck Benny Rides Again

as Brenda Tracy

1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Linda Pendleton

1940
Free, Blonde and 21

as Mrs. John Crane

1940
Green Hell

as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

1940
Hidden Enemy

as Sonia Manning

1939
Drums Along the Mohawk

as Mrs. Demooth

1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm

1939
Girl from Rio

as Vicki

1939
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

1938
Personal Secretary

as Flo Sampson

1937
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
The Girl from Mandalay

as Jeanie Barton Foster

1936
Road Gang

as Barbara Winston

1936

Writer

The Blob

as Original Film Writer

1988
The Blob

as Original Film Writer

1958
The Blob

as Screenplay