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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
Laura
(1944)
Woman (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
(1940)
Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Mrs. Demooth
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Wyn's wife
Green Hell
(1940)
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
(1936)
Sally Keating
Easy Money
(1936)
Carol Carter
Road Gang
(1936)
Barbara Winston
The Girl from Mandalay
(1936)
Jeanie Barton Foster
Crack-Up
(1936)
Mrs. Fleming
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
(1937)
Joan Karnoff
The Outer Gate
(1937)
Lois Borden
Black Aces
(1937)
Sandy McKenzie
I Am a Criminal
(1938)
Linda La Rue
Personal Secretary
(1938)
Flo Sampson
Trade Winds
(1938)
Grace (Uncredited)
The Last Warning
(1938)
Carla Rodriguez
Charlie Chan in Reno
(1939)
Mrs. Wayne Russell
Girl from Rio
(1939)
Vicki
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(1939)
Nurse
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Man About Town
(1939)
Receptionist (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
(1939)
Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Mrs. Demooth
Hotel for Women
(1939)
Jane
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
(1940)
Linda Pendleton
Buck Benny Rides Again
(1940)
Brenda Tracy
Mystery Sea Raider
(1940)
Flossie La Mare
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Wyn's wife
The Invisible Woman
(1940)
Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Green Hell
(1940)
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21
(1940)
Mrs. John Crane
Hidden Enemy
(1940)
Sonia Manning
Charlie Chan in Rio
(1941)
Helen Ashby
They Dare Not Love
(1941)
Barbara Murdock
Remember the Day
(1941)
Society Reporter
Glamour Boy
(1941)
Mrs. Emily Colder
Private Nurse
(1941)
Helene
Blood and Sand
(1941)
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
(1942)
Margo Rogers
War Dogs
(1942)
Joan Allen
The Night Before the Divorce
(1942)
Hedda Smythe
Men of Texas
(1942)
Mrs. Sarah Olsen
Two Weeks to Live
(1943)
Mrs. Madge Carmen
Cinderella Swings It
(1943)
Madame Dolores
Lady in the Dark
(1944)
Liza's Mother
Laura
(1944)
Woman (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
(1944)
Eloise Palmer
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland
(2007)
Self
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress
(2008)
Self
Writing