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Acting

Kay Linaker

Career: Active from 1936 to 1958, with a break from 1944 to 1957, busiest in 1936 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Charlie Chan in Rio
68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Kay Linaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.9, average 5.4
Melancholy
2.7, average 4.7
Social Commentary
3.0, average 4.9
Family Dynamics
2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Whodunit 2
Golden Age Hollywood 2
Simple Narrative 2
Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Blob

Original Film Writer

1950s

1 title · average score 60

The Blob

60

Screenplay

1940s

24 titles · average score 60

Laura

90

as Woman (uncredited)

Two Weeks to Live

50

as Mrs. Madge Carmen

The More the Merrier

62

as Miss Allen (uncredited)

War Dogs

as Joan Allen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Margo Rogers

The Night Before the Divorce

as Hedda Smythe

Charlie Chan in Rio

68

as Helen Ashby

Private Nurse

as Helene

Hidden Enemy

as Sonia Manning

Kitty Foyle

59

as Wyn's Wife

Green Hell

54

as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman

48

as Showroom Buyer (uncredited)

1930s

20 titles · average score 62

Girl from Rio

as Vicki

Young Mr. Lincoln

85

as Mrs. Edwards (uncredited)

I Am a Criminal

as Linda La Rue

The Last Warning

as Carla Rodriguez

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

55

as Joan Karnoff

Black Aces

as Sandy McKenzie

The Outer Gate

as Lois Borden

Road Gang

66

as Barbara Winston

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

57

as Sally Keating

Crack-Up

60

as Mrs. Fleming

Easy Money

as Carol Carter

The Girl from Mandalay

as Jeanie Barton Foster