Actor
Kay Linaker
July 19, 1913 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
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".
Notable work
Often works with
Eddie Collins
4 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, Charlie Chan in Reno
Sidney Toler
4 titles together
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise, Charlie Chan in Reno
Victor Sen Yung
4 titles together
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise, Charlie Chan in Reno
Pauline Moore
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, Charlie Chan in Reno
Ward Bond
3 titles together
Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Robert Lowery
3 titles together
Drums Along the Mohawk, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise, Charlie Chan in Reno
Full filmography · 46
Laura
as Woman (uncredited)
19447.6
It Happened Tomorrow
cast
19446.8
Men on Her Mind
as Eloise Palmer
1944
Lady in the Dark
as Liza's Mother
1944
Let's Face It
as Canteen Hostess
1943
The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited)
19437
Two Weeks to Live
as Mrs. Madge Carmen
1943
Cinderella Swings It
as Madame Dolores
1943
War Dogs
as Joan Allen
1942
Men of Texas
as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
1942
The Night Before the Divorce
as Hedda Smythe
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Margo Rogers
1942