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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".
Filmography
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Movies 50
self 2
Writer 2
Screenplay 1
Original Film Writer
The Blob (1988)
Movie
5.93
Screenplay
The Blob (1958)
Movie
6.67
Woman (uncredited)
Laura (1944)
Movie
5.17
Eloise Palmer
Men on Her Mind (1944)
Movie
Liza's Mother
Lady in the Dark (1944)
Movie
Miss Allen (uncredited)
The More the Merrier (1943)
Movie
6
Mrs. Madge Carmen
Two Weeks to Live (1943)
Movie
Madame Dolores
Cinderella Swings It (1943)
Movie
Joan Allen
War Dogs (1942)
Movie
Mrs. Sarah Olsen
Men of Texas (1942)
Movie
Hedda Smythe
The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Movie
Margo Rogers
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Society Reporter
Remember the Day (1941)
Movie
Mrs. Emily Colder
Glamour Boy (1941)
Movie
Helen Ashby
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Movie
4.18
Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
Blood and Sand (1941)
Movie
Barbara Murdock
They Dare Not Love (1941)
Movie
Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Movie
5.24
Wyn's Wife
Kitty Foyle (1940)
Movie
5.6
Flossie La Mare
Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
Movie
Brenda Tracy
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Movie
Mrs. Pendleton
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Movie
3.14
Mrs. John Crane
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)
Movie
Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Green Hell (1940)
Movie
Sonia Manning
Hidden Enemy (1940)
Movie
Mrs. Demooth
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Movie
4
Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Movie
3.86
Receptionist (uncredited)
Man About Town (1939)
Movie
Mrs. Russell
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Movie
3.5
Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Movie
6
Grace (Uncredited)
Trade Winds (1938)
Movie
Linda La Rue
I Am a Criminal (1938)
Movie
Carla Rodriguez
The Last Warning (1938)
Movie
Flo Sampson
Personal Secretary (1938)
Movie
Joan Karnoff
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Movie
4.5
Sandy McKenzie
Black Aces (1937)
Movie
Lois Borden
The Outer Gate (1937)
Movie
Mrs. Fleming
Crack-Up (1936)
Movie
Carol Carter
Easy Money (1936)
Movie
Jeanie Barton Foster
The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
Movie
Barbara Winston
Road Gang (1936)
Movie
Sally Keating
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
Movie
Original Film Writer
The Blob
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1913-07-13
Deathday2008-04-18 (94 years old)
Birth PlacePine Bluff, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsKay Phillips, Mary Katherine Linaker, Kate Phillips, Lynn Acker
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