Kay Linaker

Kay Linaker

🎂 19th July 1913 (112 yrs) 📍 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

Known For

Cinderella Swings It

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".

Kay Linaker

Movies Featuring Kay Linaker

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Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress (2008)

as Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland (2007)

as Self
Laura

Laura (1944)

as Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

Men on Her Mind

Men on Her Mind (1944)

as Eloise Palmer
Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Dark (1944)

as Liza's Mother
Let's Face It

Let's Face It (1943)

as Canteen Hostess
The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier (1943)

as Miss Allen (uncredited)
Two Weeks to Live

Two Weeks to Live (1943)

as Mrs. Madge Carmen
Cinderella Swings It

Cinderella Swings It (1943)

as Madame Dolores
War Dogs

War Dogs (1942)

as Joan Allen
Men of Texas

Men of Texas (1942)

as Mrs. Sarah Olsen
The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce (1942)

as Hedda Smythe
A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)

as Margo Rogers
Remember the Day

Remember the Day (1941)

as Society Reporter
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy (1941)

as Mrs. Emily Colder
Charlie Chan in Rio

Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

as Helen Ashby
Private Nurse

Private Nurse (1941)

as Helene
Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand (1941)

as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love (1941)

as Barbara Murdock
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle (1940)

as Wyn's Wife
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman (1940)

as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider (1940)

as Flossie La Mare
Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)

as Brenda Tracy
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

as Linda Pendleton
Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

as Mrs. John Crane
Green Hell

Green Hell (1940)

as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Hidden Enemy

Hidden Enemy (1940)

as Sonia Manning
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

as Mrs. Demooth
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)

as Nurse
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Girl from Rio

Girl from Rio (1939)

as Vicki
Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women (1939)

as Jane
Man About Town

Man About Town (1939)

as Receptionist (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

as Mrs. Wayne Russell
Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Trade Winds

Trade Winds (1938)

as Grace (Uncredited)
I Am a Criminal

I Am a Criminal (1938)

as Linda La Rue
The Last Warning

The Last Warning (1938)

as Carla Rodriguez
Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary (1938)

as Flo Sampson
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)

as Joan Karnoff
Black Aces

Black Aces (1937)

as Sandy McKenzie
The Outer Gate

The Outer Gate (1937)

as Lois Borden
Crack-Up

Crack-Up (1936)

as Mrs. Fleming
Easy Money

Easy Money (1936)

as Carol Carter
The Girl from Mandalay

The Girl from Mandalay (1936)

as Jeanie Barton Foster
Road Gang

Road Gang (1936)

as Barbara Winston
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)

as Sally Keating