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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".
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Filmography
all 49
Movies 49
Writer 3
self 2
Self
Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress (2008)
Movie
Self
Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland (2007)
Movie
Writer
The Blob (1988)
Movie
5.93
Writer
The Blob (1958)
Movie
6.67
Woman (uncredited)
Laura (1944)
Movie
5.17
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Movie
Eloise Palmer
Men on Her Mind (1944)
Movie
Liza's Mother
Lady in the Dark (1944)
Movie
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
Helene
Private Nurse (1941)
Movie
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
Linda 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
Nurse
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
Movie
Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Movie
3.86
Vicki
Girl from Rio (1939)
Movie
Jane
Hotel for Women (1939)
Movie
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
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
Ratings
Average 5.3
Based on 170 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1936
1939
1940
1939
2008
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1913-07-19
Deathday2008-04-18 (94 years old)
Birth PlacePine Bluff, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsKay Phillips, Mary Katherine Linaker, Kate Phillips, Lynn Acker
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