Kay Linaker
Actor
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
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) 1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Demooth 1939
The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited) 1943
The Invisible Woman
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited) 1940
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Blood and Sand
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited) 1941
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn's Wife 1940
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm 1939
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Joan Karnoff 1937
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Linda Pendleton 1940
Charlie Chan in Reno
as Mrs. Wayne Russell 1939
Charlie Chan in Rio
as Helen Ashby 1941
Crack-Up
as Mrs. Fleming 1936
Lady in the Dark
as Liza's Mother 1944
Green Hell
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited) 1940
Trade Winds
as Grace (Uncredited) 1938