Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Kay Phillips , Mary Katherine Linaker , Kate Phillips , Lynn Acker
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
Homepage:
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
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939) Mrs. DemoothLaura
(1944) Woman (uncredited)Blood and Sand
(1941) Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)Kitty Foyle
(1940) Wyn's WifeYoung Mr. Lincoln
(1939) Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)Mystery Sea Raider
(1940) Flossie La MareHotel for Women
(1939) JaneRemember the Day
(1941) Society ReporterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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) | |
Linda La Rue | ||
Carla Rodriguez | ||
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 |
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1988 | Original Film Writer | |
1958 | Screenplay | |
Original Film Writer | ||
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |