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