Kay Linaker

Kay Linaker

ActorWriter Jul 19 (died age 94) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA 1936–2008 (72 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Laura

Laura

Woman (uncredited)

The Blob

The Blob

Screenplay

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

Mrs. Demooth

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

Miss Allen (uncredited)

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

Wyn's Wife

Filmography

Acting (48)

Movies (48)

Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress

as Self

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

as Self

Laura

Laura

as Woman (uncredited)

Men on Her Mind

Men on Her Mind

as Eloise Palmer

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Dark

as Liza's Mother

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

as Miss Allen (uncredited)

Let's Face It

Let's Face It

as Canteen Hostess

Cinderella Swings It

Cinderella Swings It

as Madame Dolores

Two Weeks to Live

Two Weeks to Live

as Mrs. Madge Carmen

The Night Before the Divorce

The Night Before the Divorce

as Hedda Smythe

War Dogs

War Dogs

as Joan Allen

Men of Texas

Men of Texas

as Mrs. Sarah Olsen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Margo Rogers

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

as Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

as Helene

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

as Society Reporter

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

as Barbara Murdock

Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy

as Mrs. Emily Colder

Charlie Chan in Rio

Charlie Chan in Rio

as Helen Ashby

Green Hell

Green Hell

as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

as Wyn's Wife

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Linda Pendleton

Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider

as Flossie La Mare

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Brenda Tracy

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

as Mrs. John Crane

Hidden Enemy

Hidden Enemy

as Sonia Manning

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

as Mrs. Demooth

Girl from Rio

Girl from Rio

as Vicki

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm

Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

as Jane

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

as Mrs. Wayne Russell

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as Nurse

Man About Town

Man About Town

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

as Grace (Uncredited)

Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary

as Flo Sampson

I Am a Criminal

I Am a Criminal

as Linda La Rue

The Last Warning

The Last Warning

as Carla Rodriguez

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

as Joan Karnoff

Black Aces

Black Aces

as Sandy McKenzie

The Outer Gate

The Outer Gate

as Lois Borden

Road Gang

Road Gang

as Barbara Winston

Crack-Up

Crack-Up

as Mrs. Fleming

Easy Money

Easy Money

as Carol Carter

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as Sally Keating

The Girl from Mandalay

The Girl from Mandalay

as Jeanie Barton Foster

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Blob

The Blob

Screenplay

The Blob

The Blob

Original Film Writer