Person Details

Birthday: 1913-07-19 09:23:01

Death: 2008-04-18 09:23:01

Aliases: Kay Phillips

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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".

Most Famous Work

Laura
Average
8

Laura

(1944) Woman (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Average
7

Drums Along the Mohawk

(1939) Mrs. Demooth
Blood and Sand
Average
7

Blood and Sand

(1941) Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Average
7

Young Mr. Lincoln

(1939) Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
Average
7

Kitty Foyle

(1940) Wyn's wife
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Average
7

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

(1939) Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
War Dogs
Average
5

War Dogs

(1942) Joan Allen
Road Gang
Average
7

Road Gang

(1936) Barbara Winston

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2008 Self
2007 Self
1944 Woman (uncredited)
N/A
Eloise Palmer
Liza's Mother
1943 Mrs. Madge Carmen
Madame Dolores
1942 Joan Allen
Mrs. Sarah Olsen
Hedda Smythe
Margo Rogers
1941 Society Reporter
Mrs. Emily Colder
Helen Ashby
Helene
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Barbara Murdock
1940 Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
Wyn's wife
Flossie La Mare
Brenda Tracy
Linda Pendleton
Mrs. John Crane
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Sonia Manning
1939 Mrs. Demooth
Nurse
Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Vicki
Jane
Receptionist (uncredited)
Mrs. Wayne Russell
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
1938 Grace (Uncredited)
Carla Rodriguez
Linda La Rue
Flo Sampson
1937 Joan Karnoff
Sandy McKenzie
Lois Borden
1936 Mrs. Fleming
Carol Carter
Jeanie Barton Foster
Barbara Winston
Sally Keating
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1988 Original Film Writer
1958 Screenplay
Original Film Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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