Kay Linaker

Biography

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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

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Laura

1944 ⭐ 7.6

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It Happened Tomorrow

1944 ⭐ 6.8

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Men on Her Mind

1944 ⭐ 6.5

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The More the Merrier

1943 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2007

Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

Self · 2007

1944

Laura Notable

Woman (uncredited) · 1944

⭐ 7.6

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

⭐ 6.8

Men on Her Mind

Eloise Palmer · 1944

⭐ 6.5

1943

Let's Face It

Canteen Hostess · 1943

⭐ 5.4

The More the Merrier Notable

Miss Allen (uncredited) · 1943

⭐ 7.0

Two Weeks to Live

Mrs. Madge Carmen · 1943

⭐ 4.5

1942

War Dogs

Joan Allen · 1942

⭐ 5.3

Men of Texas Notable

Mrs. Sarah Olsen · 1942

⭐ 9.0

The Night Before the Divorce

Hedda Smythe · 1942

⭐ 5.6

1941

Remember the Day Notable

Society Reporter · 1941

⭐ 7.3

Glamour Boy

Mrs. Emily Colder · 1941

⭐ 6.5

Charlie Chan in Rio

Helen Ashby · 1941

⭐ 6.5

1940

Kitty Foyle

Wyn's Wife · 1940

⭐ 6.6

The Invisible Woman

Showroom Buyer (uncredited) · 1940

⭐ 5.7

Mystery Sea Raider

Flossie La Mare · 1940

⭐ 6.0

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

Mrs. Demooth · 1939

⭐ 6.5

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Nurse · 1939

⭐ 6.6

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm · 1939

⭐ 6.7

1938

Trade Winds

Grace (Uncredited) · 1938

⭐ 6.4

I Am a Criminal Notable

Linda La Rue · 1938

⭐ 7.0

The Last Warning Notable

Carla Rodriguez · 1938

⭐ 8.5

1937

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Joan Karnoff · 1937

⭐ 6.3

Black Aces

Sandy McKenzie · 1937

⭐ 5.6

The Outer Gate

Lois Borden · 1937

⭐ 5.0

1936

Crack-Up

Mrs. Fleming · 1936

⭐ 5.9

Easy Money

Carol Carter · 1936

⭐ 4.8

The Girl from Mandalay

Jeanie Barton Foster · 1936

⭐ 4.7

Frequently appears with

Dana Andrews

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Gene Tierney

Laura Hunt

Clifton Webb

Waldo Lydecker

Vincent Price

Shelby Carpenter

Judith Anderson

Ann Treadwell

Dick Powell

Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens

Linda Darnell

Sylvia Smith-Stevens

Jack Oakie

Uncle Oscar Smith

Edgar Kennedy

Insp. Mulrooney

Full filmography

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Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland

2007

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Laura

1944 ⭐ 7.6

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It Happened Tomorrow

1944 ⭐ 6.8

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Men on Her Mind

1944 ⭐ 6.5

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Lady in the Dark

1944 ⭐ 4.7

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Let's Face It

1943 ⭐ 5.4

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The More the Merrier

1943 ⭐ 7.0

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Two Weeks to Live

1943 ⭐ 4.5

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Cinderella Swings It

1943 ⭐ 9.0

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War Dogs

1942 ⭐ 5.3

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Men of Texas

1942 ⭐ 9.0

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The Night Before the Divorce

1942 ⭐ 5.6

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A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942 ⭐ 6.1

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Remember the Day

1941 ⭐ 7.3

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Glamour Boy

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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Charlie Chan in Rio

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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Private Nurse

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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Blood and Sand

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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They Dare Not Love

1941 ⭐ 7.5

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Kitty Foyle

1940 ⭐ 6.6