Kay Linaker
Born: 1913-07-19 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Died: 2008-04-18
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2008
- Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress as Self
1958
- The Blob ... (Screenplay)
1944
- Lady in the Dark as Liza's Mother
- Laura as Woman (uncredited)
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Men on Her Mind as Eloise Palmer
1943
- The More the Merrier as Miss Allen (uncredited)
- Let's Face It as Canteen Hostess
- Cinderella Swings It as Madame Dolores
- Two Weeks to Live as Mrs. Madge Carmen
1942
- War Dogs as Joan Allen
- The Night Before the Divorce as Hedda Smythe
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen as Margo Rogers
- Men of Texas as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
1941
- Glamour Boy as Mrs. Emily Colder
- Private Nurse as Helene
- They Dare Not Love as Barbara Murdock
- Remember the Day as Society Reporter
- Charlie Chan in Rio as Helen Ashby
- Blood and Sand as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
1940
- Kitty Foyle as Wyn's Wife
- Green Hell as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Linda Pendleton
- The Invisible Woman as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
- Mystery Sea Raider as Flossie La Mare
- Free, Blonde and 21 as Mrs. John Crane
- Buck Benny Rides Again as Brenda Tracy
- Hidden Enemy as Sonia Manning
1939
- Young Mr. Lincoln as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
- Drums Along the Mohawk as Mrs. Demooth
- Girl from Rio as Vicki
- Hotel for Women as Jane
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
- Charlie Chan in Reno as Mrs. Wayne Russell
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Nurse
- Man About Town as Receptionist (uncredited)
1938
- Personal Secretary as Flo Sampson
- Trade Winds as Grace (Uncredited)
- I Am a Criminal as Linda La Rue
- The Last Warning as Carla Rodriguez
1937
- Black Aces as Sandy McKenzie
- Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo as Joan Karnoff
- The Outer Gate as Lois Borden
1936
- Crack-Up as Mrs. Fleming
- Road Gang as Barbara Winston
- The Girl from Mandalay as Jeanie Barton Foster
- The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Sally Keating
- Easy Money as Carol Carter