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".

Filmography

• 1958The Blob — Screenplay
• 1944It Happened Tomorrow
• 1944Lady in the Dark — Liza's Mother
• 1944Laura — Woman (uncredited)
• 1944Men on Her Mind — Eloise Palmer
• 1943Cinderella Swings It — Madame Dolores
• 1943Let's Face It — Canteen Hostess
• 1943The More the Merrier — Miss Allen (uncredited)
• 1943Two Weeks to Live — Mrs. Madge Carmen
• 1942A Close Call for Ellery Queen — Margo Rogers
• 1942Men of Texas — Mrs. Sarah Olsen
• 1942The Night Before the Divorce — Hedda Smythe
• 1942War Dogs — Joan Allen
• 1941Blood and Sand — Guest of Doña Sol (uncredited)
• 1941Charlie Chan in Rio — Helen Ashby
• 1941Glamour Boy — Mrs. Emily Colder
• 1941Private Nurse — Helene
• 1941Remember the Day — Society Reporter
• 1941They Dare Not Love — Barbara Murdock
• 1940Buck Benny Rides Again — Brenda Tracy
• 1940Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise — Linda Pendleton
• 1940Free, Blonde and 21 — Mrs. John Crane
• 1940Green Hell — Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
• 1940Hidden Enemy — Sonia Manning
• 1940Kitty Foyle — Wyn's Wife
• 1940Mystery Sea Raider — Flossie La Mare
• 1940The Invisible Woman — Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
• 1939Charlie Chan at Treasure Island — Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm
• 1939Charlie Chan in Reno — Mrs. Wayne Russell
• 1939Drums Along the Mohawk — Mrs. Demooth
• 1939Girl from Rio — Vicki
• 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence — Nurse
• 1939Hotel for Women — Jane
• 1939Man About Town — Receptionist (uncredited)
• 1939Young Mr. Lincoln — Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)
• 1938I Am a Criminal — Linda La Rue
• 1938Personal Secretary — Flo Sampson
• 1938The Last Warning — Carla Rodriguez
• 1938Trade Winds — Grace (Uncredited)
• 1937Black Aces — Sandy McKenzie
• 1937Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo — Joan Karnoff
• 1937The Outer Gate — Lois Borden
• 1936Crack-Up — Mrs. Fleming
• 1936Easy Money — Carol Carter
• 1936Road Gang — Barbara Winston
• 1936The Girl from Mandalay — Jeanie Barton Foster
• 1936The Murder of Dr. Harrigan — Sally Keating
• The Blob — Original Film Writer

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2008Charlie Chan’s Killer Actress — Self
• 2007Charlie Chan Is Missing: The Last Days of Warner Oland — Self