Kay Linaker

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

July 19, 1913

died

April 18, 2008

place of birth

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

also known as

Kay Phillips · Mary Katherine Linaker · Kate Phillips · Lynn Acker

total credits

47 movies

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".

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Known For

Filmography

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Laura
7.6

Laura

1944as Woman (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
6.5

Blood and Sand

1941as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
7.0

The More the Merrier

1943as Miss Allen (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
6.5

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939as Mrs. Demooth
Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Glamour Boy
6.5

Glamour Boy

1941as Mrs. Emily Colder
It Happened Tomorrow
6.8

It Happened Tomorrow

1944
Kitty Foyle
6.6

Kitty Foyle

1940as Wyn's Wife
Trade Winds
6.4

Trade Winds

1938as Grace (Uncredited)
Green Hell
4.5

Green Hell

1940as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
5.7

The Invisible Woman

1940as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark
4.7

Lady in the Dark

1944as Liza's Mother
Man About Town
4.5

Man About Town

1939as Receptionist (uncredited)
Road Gang
7.0

Road Gang

1936as Barbara Winston
Remember the Day
7.3

Remember the Day

1941as Society Reporter
Men on Her Mind
6.5

Men on Her Mind

1944as Eloise Palmer
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
5.8

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936as Sally Keating
They Dare Not Love
7.5

They Dare Not Love

1941as Barbara Murdock
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
6.7

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Charlie Chan in Rio
6.5

Charlie Chan in Rio

1941as Helen Ashby
War Dogs
5.3

War Dogs

1942as Joan Allen
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
6.3

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937as Joan Karnoff
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
6.8

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940as Linda Pendleton
Charlie Chan in Reno
6.5

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939as Mrs. Wayne Russell
Crack-Up
5.9

Crack-Up

1936as Mrs. Fleming
I Am a Criminal
7.0

I Am a Criminal

1938as Linda La Rue
Easy Money
4.8

Easy Money

1936as Carol Carter
Let's Face It
5.4

Let's Face It

1943as Canteen Hostess
Hotel for Women
7.5

Hotel for Women

1939as Jane
Cinderella Swings It
9.0

Cinderella Swings It

1943as Madame Dolores
Black Aces
5.6

Black Aces

1937as Sandy McKenzie
Two Weeks to Live
4.5

Two Weeks to Live

1943as Mrs. Madge Carmen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
6.1

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942as Margo Rogers
The Girl from Mandalay
4.7

The Girl from Mandalay

1936as Jeanie Barton Foster
Men of Texas
9.0

Men of Texas

1942as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
Hidden Enemy
6.5

Hidden Enemy

1940as Sonia Manning
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
6.6

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939as Nurse
Personal Secretary
8.0

Personal Secretary

1938as Flo Sampson
Free, Blonde and 21
8.5

Free, Blonde and 21

1940as Mrs. John Crane
Private Nurse
7.0

Private Nurse

1941as Helene
The Last Warning
8.5

The Last Warning

1938as Carla Rodriguez
Buck Benny Rides Again
5.0

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940as Brenda Tracy
Girl from Rio
4.8

Girl from Rio

1939as Vicki
Mystery Sea Raider
6.0

Mystery Sea Raider

1940as Flossie La Mare
The Outer Gate
5.0

The Outer Gate

1937as Lois Borden
The Night Before the Divorce
5.6

The Night Before the Divorce

1942as Hedda Smythe
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

2007as Self