
Kay Linaker
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-07-19 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Died
2008-04-18
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".
Most Known For

Kitty Foyle
as Wyn's Wife

Road Gang
as Barbara Winston

Green Hell
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

Laura
as Woman (uncredited)

Crack-Up
as Mrs. Fleming

War Dogs
as Joan Allen

Drums Along the Mohawk
as Mrs. Demooth

Remember the Day
as Society Reporter

The Invisible Woman
as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)

The More the Merrier
as Miss Allen (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

It Happened Tomorrow

Blood and Sand
as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm

Charlie Chan in Reno
as Mrs. Wayne Russell

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Linda Pendleton

Hotel for Women
as Jane

Trade Winds
as Grace (Uncredited)

Let's Face It
as Canteen Hostess

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Nurse