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