Kay Linaker

Personal Info

Birthday

July 19, 1913

Day of Death

2008-04-18

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Kay Phillips

Mary Katherine Linaker

Kate Phillips

Lynn Acker

Kay Linaker

Biography

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".

Known For

Laura

The More the Merrier

The Night Before the Divorce

Blood and Sand

Young Mr. Lincoln

Kitty Foyle

The Invisible Woman

Drums Along the Mohawk

Filmography

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