Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

1943-10-12 Detroit, Michigan, USA Female 199 Known Credits

Biography

Lin Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American actress. In a career spanning over fifty years, Shaye has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror productions, which include the films Alone in the Dark (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Critters (1986) and its sequel Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), Amityville: A New Generation (1993), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Dead End (2003), 2001 Maniacs (2005) and its sequel 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010), Ouija (2014) and its prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Tales of Halloween (2015), Abattoir (2016), The Final Wish (2018), Room for Rent(2019), The Grudge (2020), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2023). Shaye is also well known for her comedic roles in numerous films by the Farrelly brothers, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), Kingpin (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998), Detroit Rock City (1999), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Stuck on You (2003), and The Three Stooges (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lin Shaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-10-12

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known Credits

199

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Linda "Lin" Shaye, لین شی

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Running Man

1987

Propaganda Officer

Insidious

2011

Elise Rainier

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

Elise Rainier

Dumb and Dumber

1994

Mrs. Neugeboren

Cellular

2004

Exotic Car Driver

A Cinderella Story

2004

Mrs. Wells

Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Mrs. Caleron

My Sister's Keeper

2009

Nurse Adele

Critters

1986

Sally

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

Elise Rainier

Kingpin

1996

Landlady

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

Elise Rainier

Critters 3

1991

Sal (archive footage)

FDR: American Badass!

2012

Eleanor Roosevelt

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Elise Rainier

2001 Maniacs

2005

Granny Boone

Barely Legal

2003

Tequlia

Project: ALF

1996

Waitress

Crazy Kind of Love

2013

Denise Mack

Ouija

2014

Paulina Zander

The Three Stooges

2012

Nurse Crotchet

Mountain Top

2017

Muriel Miller

Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016

Old Paulina Zander

New Nightmare

1994

Nurse with Pills

Wish You Were Dead

2002

Jinny Macintosh

Rosewood Lane

2011

Mrs. Hawthorne

Grow House

2017

Mrs. Gilliam

The Call

2020

Edith Cranston

Last Man Standing

1996

The Madame

Breakfast with Einstein

1998

Miss Desmond

Boat Trip

2002

Sonya the Coach

Trading Favors

1997

Darla

Goin' South

1978

Parasol Lady

The Election

2007

The Wife

Pledge This!

2007

Miss Prin

Homo Erectus

2007

Museum Guide

The Voices

2020

The Vagabond

The Signal

2014

Mirabelle

Critters 2

1988

Sal

Chasing Robert

2007

Martha the Bookie

Brewster's Millions

1985

Journalist at Rally

Hoboken Hollow

2006

Mrs. Brodrick

Corrina, Corrina

1994

Repeat Nanny

Contagion

2002

Laura Crowley

Abattoir

2016

Allie

Slam Dance

1987

Librarian

The Grudge

2019

Faith Matheson

Lost Time

2014

Mysterious Woman

Killer Pad

2008

Marge

Roadside Prophets

1992

Celeste

Dreamkatcher

2020

Ruth

Take Me Home

2011

Jill

Chillerama

2011

Baglady / Nurse Maleva

Hester Street

1975

Whore

Drop Dead Sexy

2005

Ma Muzzy

The Black Room

2017

Miss Black

Lucky Stiff

1988

Bratty Kid's Mom

Summer Fantasy

1984

Woman on Beach

Asylum

2008

String's Mother

Jack Goes Home

2016

Teresa

The Final Wish

2019

Kate Hammond

Surf School

2006

Larry's Mom

The Hidden

1987

Carol Miller

Sedona

2011

Claire

Stuck on You

2003

Makeup Babe

Matchmaker Santa

2012

Debbie

Dead End

2003

Laura Harrington

Jewtopia

2012

Dr. Sutton

Detroit Rock City

1999

Mrs. Bruce

Gothic Harvest

2019

Griselda

Darkness Falls

2020

Angela Anderson

Driftwood

2006

Nancy Forrester

Stuntmen

2009

Bumble Jackson

Tales of Halloween

2015

Lynn's Mother

Carrier

Joan Pierson

Pump Up the Volume

1990

PTA Parent #3

Unbeatable Harold

2006

Jeannie

Texas Heart

2016

Mrs. Smith

Mistress

1987

Woman Customer

Doggie Heaven

2008

Woman

My Demon Lover

1987

Anemic Counter Girl

Big Ass Spider!

2013

Mrs. Jefferson

Grace

2014

Helen

Hate Crime

2005

Kathleen Slansky

Room for Rent

2019

Joyce

Living Out Loud

1998

Lisa's Nurse

Who's Your Daddy?

2004

Ms. Harding

Pines

2022

Julie (voice)

Ambition

2019

Lady Bum

Alone in the Dark

1982

Receptionist at Haven

The Almost Guys

2004

Repo Boss

Extreme Prejudice

1987

Employment Office Clerk

Waffle Hut

2012

Jerrie Wolf

Nature of the Beast

1995

Carol Powell

Chronic Town

2008

Nurse

Bachelor Party Vegas

2006

Cassandra

The Temp

1993

Rosemary

Say It Isn't So

2001

Nurse Bautista

The Hillside Strangler

2004

Jenny Buono

American Cowslip

2009

Lou Anne

Pickin' and Grinnin'

2010

Bonnie Johnson

Life's an Itch

2012

Gloria

Book of Love

1990

Mrs. Flynn

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

Rubber Rose Maid

Noobz

2013

Mrs. Theodore

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982

Nurse with Telegram

Director's Cut

2016

Captain Wheeler

The Old World

The Aunt (voice)

The Penthouse

2010

Frances

All About the Money

2017

Mrs. Womack

ManFast

2003

Marge

Three of Hearts

1993

Operator

Trial by Fire

1995

Phyliis Cardell

Devoted

Aunt Dottie

Goldberg - P.I.

2011

Violet

Small Town Saturday Night

2010

Phyllis Ryan

All American Christmas Carol

2013

Barbara Belnap

Next Stop Murder

2010

Detective Reeson

Born Killers

2005

Willow

Get Gone

2019

Mama

Remote

2022

Kane

Down the P.C.H.

2006

Wendy O'Hara

TV Credits

Frasier

1993

Anne (1 episodes)

ER

1994

Margaret (1 episodes)

Falcon Crest

1981

Smoking Female Prisoner (1 episodes)

Private Practice

2007

Mrs. Taylor (1 episodes)

Crossing Jordan

2001

Leather Lauren (1 episodes)

My Name Is Earl

2005

Paul's Mom (1 episodes)

The Twilight Zone

1985

Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon") (1 episodes)

Who's the Boss?

1984

Mrs. Padnick (1 episodes)

Highway to Heaven

1984

Lila Barnes (1 episodes)

Becker

1998

Mrs. Cooper (1 episodes)

Common Side Effects

2025

Sonia (voice) (3 episodes)

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Secretary (1 episodes)

Eight Is Enough

1977

Band Member (1 episodes)

Life Goes On

1989

Parent #2 (1 episodes)

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018

Self (1 episodes)

Made in Hollywood

2005

Self (1 episodes)

My So-Called Life

1994

Parent #2 (1 episodes)

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020

Dottie Minter (6 episodes)

Perversions of Science

1997

Nurse (1 episodes)

EastSiders

2012

Diane (1 episodes)

Behind the Monsters

2021

Self (6 episodes)

Dead Talk Live

2020

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Scared to Death

Executive Producer

2026

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

Executive Producer

2024

Dreamkatcher

Executive Producer

2020

Room for Rent

Co-Producer

2019

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.