About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1913-07-19
Place of birth:
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Website:
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Kay Linaker

Overview

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

Acting
2008 Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress Actor Self N/A
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2007 Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland Actor Self N/A
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1944 Laura Actor Woman (uncredited) 69
Fair
1944 It Happened Tomorrow Actor 59
Average
1944 Men on Her Mind Actor Eloise Palmer N/A
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1944 Lady in the Dark Actor Liza's Mother 58
Average
1943 The More the Merrier Actor Miss Allen (uncredited) 60
Fair
1943 Two Weeks to Live Actor Mrs. Madge Carmen 58
Average
1943 Cinderella Swings It Actor Madame Dolores N/A
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1942 War Dogs Actor Joan Allen 58
Average
1942 Men of Texas Actor Mrs. Sarah Olsen N/A
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1942 The Night Before the Divorce Actor Hedda Smythe 58
Average
1942 A Close Call for Ellery Queen Actor Margo Rogers 59
Average
1941 Remember the Day Actor Society Reporter 59
Average
1941 Glamour Boy Actor Mrs. Emily Colder 59
Average
1941 Charlie Chan in Rio Actor Helen Ashby 59
Average
1941 Private Nurse Actor Helene N/A
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1941 Blood and Sand Actor Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 They Dare Not Love Actor Barbara Murdock 59
Average
1940 The Invisible Woman Actor Showroom Buyer (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Kitty Foyle Actor Wyn's Wife 59
Average
1940 Mystery Sea Raider Actor Flossie La Mare 58
Average
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again Actor Brenda Tracy N/A
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1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Actor Linda Pendleton 59
Average
1940 Free, Blonde and 21 Actor Mrs. John Crane 59
Average
1940 Green Hell Actor Woman in Cafe (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Hidden Enemy Actor Sonia Manning 58
Average
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Actor Mrs. Demooth 59
Average
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Actor Nurse 59
Average
1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Actor Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm 59
Average
1939 Girl from Rio Actor Vicki 58
Average
1939 Hotel for Women Actor Jane 59
Average
1939 Man About Town Actor Receptionist (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 Charlie Chan in Reno Actor Mrs. Wayne Russell 58
Average
1939 Young Mr. Lincoln Actor Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) 62
Fair
1938 Trade Winds Actor Grace (Uncredited) 59
Average
1938 I Am a Criminal Actor Linda La Rue N/A
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1938 The Last Warning Actor Carla Rodriguez N/A
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1938 Personal Secretary Actor Flo Sampson N/A
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1937 Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Actor Joan Karnoff 59
Average
1937 Black Aces Actor Sandy McKenzie 58
Average
1937 The Outer Gate Actor Lois Borden 59
Average
1936 Crack-Up Actor Mrs. Fleming 59
Average
1936 Easy Money Actor Carol Carter 58
Average
1936 The Girl from Mandalay Actor Jeanie Barton Foster 58
Average
1936 Road Gang Actor Barbara Winston 59
Average
1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan Actor Sally Keating 59
Average

Writing
1988 The Blob Writing Original Film Writer 64
Fair
1958 The Blob Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
The Blob Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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