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