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".
Filmography
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Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
2008
as Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
2007
as Self
Laura
1944
as Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Eloise Palmer
Lady in the Dark
1944
as Liza's Mother
Let's Face It
1943
as Canteen Hostess
The More the Merrier
1943
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
Two Weeks to Live
1943
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
Cinderella Swings It
1943
as Madame Dolores
War Dogs
1942
as Joan Allen
Men of Texas
1942
as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
as Hedda Smythe
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Margo Rogers
Remember the Day
1941
as Society Reporter
Glamour Boy
1941
as Mrs. Emily Colder
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941
as Helen Ashby
Private Nurse
1941
as Helene
Blood and Sand
1941
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love
1941
as Barbara Murdock
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Wyn's Wife
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as Flossie La Mare
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Brenda Tracy