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Mary Katherine Linaker was an American actress and screenwriter who appeared in many B movies during the 1930s and 1940s, most notably Kitty Foyle (1940) starring Ginger Rogers. Linaker used her married name, Kate 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".
Birth Name
Mary Katherine Linaker
Born
Saturday, 19 July 1913
Died
Friday, 18 April 2008
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bring on the Girls | Commander's Wife | 1945 |
| Here Come the Waves | Pretty Woman | 1944 |
| Laura | Woman | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Anniversary Party Attendee | 1944 |
| Men on Her Mind | Eloise Palmer | 1944 |
| Lady in the Dark | Liza's Mother | 1944 |
| Wintertime | Wife | 1943 |
| Let's Face It | Canteen Hostess | 1943 |
| The More the Merrier | Miss Allen | 1943 |
| Two Weeks to Live | Mrs. Madge Carmen | 1943 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bring on the Girls | Commander's Wife | 1945 |
| Here Come the Waves | Pretty Woman | 1944 |
| Laura | Woman | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Anniversary Party Attendee | 1944 |
| Men on Her Mind | Eloise Palmer | 1944 |
| Lady in the Dark | Liza's Mother | 1944 |
| Wintertime | Wife | 1943 |
| Let's Face It | Canteen Hostess | 1943 |
| The More the Merrier | Miss Allen | 1943 |
| Two Weeks to Live | Mrs. Madge Carmen | 1943 |
| Cinderella Swings It | Madame Dolores | 1943 |
| Happy Go Lucky | Suzanne | 1943 |
| Pittsburgh | Secretary | 1942 |
| War Dogs | Joan Allen | 1942 |
| Orchestra Wives | Margie | 1942 |
| Men of Texas | Mrs. Sarah Olsen | 1942 |
| The Night Before the Divorce | Hedda Smythe | 1942 |
| A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Margo Rogers | 1942 |
| Remember the Day | Society Reporter | 1941 |
| Glamour Boy | Mrs. Emily Colder | 1941 |
| Cadet Girl | Undetermined Minor Role | 1941 |
| Moon Over Her Shoulder | Radio Hostess | 1941 |
| Married Bachelor | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1941 |
| Charlie Chan in Rio | Helen Ashby | 1941 |
| Private Nurse | Helene | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Mrs. Bedlow, in Court | 1941 |
| Blood and Sand | Guest of Doña Sol | 1941 |
| They Dare Not Love | Barbara Murdock | 1941 |
| Kitty Foyle | Wyn's Wife | 1940 |
| The Invisible Woman | Showroom Buyer | 1940 |
| Mystery Sea Raider | Flossie La Mare | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Mrs. Pendleton / Linda Pendleton | 1940 |
| Sandy Is a Lady | Mrs. Porter, Writer's Wife | 1940 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Brenda Tracy | 1940 |
| Free, Blonde and 21 | Mrs. John Crane | 1940 |
| Green Hell | Woman in Cafe | 1940 |
| Hidden Enemy | Sonia Manning | 1940 |
| Drums Along the Mohawk | Mrs. Demooth | 1939 |
| Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Nurse | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm | 1939 |
| The Girl from Rio | Vicki | 1939 |
| Hotel for Women | Jane | 1939 |
| Man About Town | Receptionist | 1939 |
| Charlie Chan in Reno | Mrs. Russell / Mrs. Wayne Russell | 1939 |
| Young Mr. Lincoln | Mrs. Edwards | 1939 |
| Trade Winds | Grace / Grace (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| I Am a Criminal | Linda La Rue | 1938 |
| The Last Warning | Carla Rodriguez | 1938 |
| Personal Secretary | Flo Sampson | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Joan Karnoff | 1938 |
| Black Aces | Sandy McKenzie | 1937 |
| The Outer Gate | Lois Borden | 1937 |
| Crack-Up | Mrs. Fleming | 1936 |
| Easy Money | Carol Carter | 1936 |
| The Girl from Mandalay | Jeanie Barton / Jeanie Barton Foster | 1936 |
| Road Gang | Barbara Winston | 1936 |
| The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Sally Keating | 1936 |
