Kay Linaker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1913, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- April 18, 2008
- Movies
- 49
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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".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2008 | Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress | Self |
| 2007 | Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland | Self |
| 1944 | Laura | Woman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | |
| 1944 | Men on Her Mind | Eloise Palmer |
| 1944 | Lady in the Dark | Liza's Mother |
| 1943 | Let's Face It | Canteen Hostess |
| 1943 | The More the Merrier | Miss Allen (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Two Weeks to Live | Mrs. Madge Carmen |
| 1943 | Cinderella Swings It | Madame Dolores |
| 1942 | War Dogs | Joan Allen |
| 1942 | Men of Texas | Mrs. Sarah Olsen |
| 1942 | The Night Before the Divorce | Hedda Smythe |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Margo Rogers |
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Society Reporter |
| 1941 | Glamour Boy | Mrs. Emily Colder |
| 1941 | Charlie Chan in Rio | Helen Ashby |
| 1941 | Private Nurse | Helene |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand | Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Dare Not Love | Barbara Murdock |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle | Wyn's Wife |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Showroom Buyer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | Flossie La Mare |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Brenda Tracy |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Linda Pendleton |
| 1940 | Free, Blonde and 21 | Mrs. John Crane |
| 1940 | Green Hell | Woman in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Hidden Enemy | Sonia Manning |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Mrs. Demooth |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Nurse |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm |
| 1939 | Girl from Rio | Vicki |
| 1939 | Hotel for Women | Jane |
| 1939 | Man About Town | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan in Reno | Mrs. Wayne Russell |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Trade Winds | Grace (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | I Am a Criminal | Linda La Rue |
| 1938 | The Last Warning | Carla Rodriguez |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Flo Sampson |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Joan Karnoff |
| 1937 | Black Aces | Sandy McKenzie |
| 1937 | The Outer Gate | Lois Borden |
| 1936 | Crack-Up | Mrs. Fleming |
| 1936 | Easy Money | Carol Carter |
| 1936 | The Girl from Mandalay | Jeanie Barton Foster |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Barbara Winston |
| 1936 | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Sally Keating |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1958 | The Blob | Screenplay |
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