Skip to main content
▶ WHOPLAYSNOW
Kay Linaker

Kay Linaker

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

Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
2008 • Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
2007 • Self
Laura
Laura
1944 • Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind
1944 • Eloise Palmer
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
1944 • Liza's Mother
Let's Face It
Let's Face It
1943 • Canteen Hostess
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 • Miss Allen (uncredited)

Full filmography

Laura
Laura
1944 • Woman (uncredited)
View movie
Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind
1944 • Eloise Palmer
View movie
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
1944 • Liza's Mother
View movie
Let's Face It
Let's Face It
1943 • Canteen Hostess
View movie
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 • Miss Allen (uncredited)
View movie
Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live
1943 • Mrs. Madge Carmen
View movie
Cinderella Swings It
Cinderella Swings It
1943 • Madame Dolores
View movie
War Dogs
War Dogs
1942 • Joan Allen
View movie
Men of Texas
Men of Texas
1942 • Mrs. Sarah Olsen
View movie
Remember the Day
Remember the Day
1941 • Society Reporter
View movie
Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy
1941 • Mrs. Emily Colder
View movie
Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941 • Helen Ashby
View movie
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand
1941 • Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
View movie
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
1941 • Barbara Murdock
View movie
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
1940 • Wyn's Wife
View movie
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
1940 • Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
View movie
Mystery Sea Raider
Mystery Sea Raider
1940 • Flossie La Mare
View movie
Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21
1940 • Mrs. John Crane
View movie
Green Hell
Green Hell
1940 • Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
View movie
Hidden Enemy
Hidden Enemy
1940 • Sonia Manning
View movie
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 • Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
View movie
Man About Town
Man About Town
1939 • Receptionist (uncredited)
View movie
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 • Mrs. Wayne Russell
View movie
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 • Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
View movie
Trade Winds
Trade Winds
1938 • Grace (Uncredited)
View movie
The Last Warning
The Last Warning
1938 • Carla Rodriguez
View movie
I Am a Criminal
I Am a Criminal
1938 • Linda La Rue
View movie
Personal Secretary
Personal Secretary
1938 • Flo Sampson
View movie
Black Aces
Black Aces
1937 • Sandy McKenzie
View movie
The Outer Gate
The Outer Gate
1937 • Lois Borden
View movie
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 • Mrs. Fleming
View movie
Easy Money
Easy Money
1936 • Carol Carter
View movie
The Girl from Mandalay
The Girl from Mandalay
1936 • Jeanie Barton Foster
View movie
Road Gang
Road Gang
1936 • Barbara Winston
View movie
Kay Linaker – Biography, Known For & Filmography