Lin Shaye

Birthday:
10/12/1943
Place of birth:
Detroit, Michigan, USA:
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.

Credits

Insidious: The Bleeding World (2026)
as Elise Rainier
1000 Women in Horror (2025)
as Self
House of Abraham (2025)
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)
as Ellen
Scared to Death (2024)
as Max
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
as Elise Rainier
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
as Self
Remote (2022)
as Kane
We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
as Jean Cole
Living with Chucky (2022)
as Self
Frank and Penelope (2022)
as Ophelia
Pines (2022)
as Julie (voice)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
as Mrs. Bundy
The Call (2020)
as Edith Cranston
The Horror Crowd (2020)
as Herself
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
as Mrs. Wylder
The Voices (2020)
as The Vagabond
Dreamkatcher (2020)
as Ruth
Darkness Falls (2020)
as Angela Anderson
The Grudge (2019)
as Faith Matheson
Gothic Harvest (2019)
as Griselda
Ambition (2019)
as Lady Bum
Get Gone (2019)
as Mama
Room for Rent (2019)
as Joyce
The Final Wish (2019)
as Kate Hammond
Herbert West: Reanimator (2018)
as Meredith
They Bite!: The Making of Critters (2018)
as Self
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 (2018)
as Self
Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
as Cousins
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
as Elise Rainier
All About the Money (2017)
as Mrs. Womack
Buster's Mal Heart (2017)
as Pauline
The Black Room (2017)
as Miss Black
Grow House (2017)
as Mrs. Gilliam
Mountain Top (2017)
as Muriel Miller
Abattoir (2016)
as Allie
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
as Old Paulina Zander
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Anna
Director's Cut (2016)
as Captain Wheeler
Texas Heart (2016)
as Mrs. Smith
Jack Goes Home (2016)
as Teresa
Tales of Halloween (2015)
as Lynn's Mother
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves (2015)
as Helen Keller
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
as Elise Rainier
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)
as The Grand Lady
Grace (2014)
as Helen
Ouija (2014)
as Paulina Zander
Lost Time (2014)
as Mysterious Woman
The Signal (2014)
as Mirabelle
All American Christmas Carol (2013)
as Barbara Belnap
Big Ass Spider! (2013)
as Mrs. Jefferson
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
as Elise Rainier
Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
as Denise Mack
Noobz (2013)
as Mrs. Theodore
Life's an Itch (2012)
as Gloria
Matchmaker Santa (2012)
as Debbie
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Days of Normal (2012)
as May
Jewtopia (2012)
as Dr. Sutton
The Three Stooges (2012)
as Nurse Crotchet
Waffle Hut (2012)
as Jerrie Wolf
Rosewood Lane (2011)
as Mrs. Hawthorne
Chillerama (2011)
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
as Dody
I Was a Teenage Werebear (2011)
Insidious (2011)
as Elise Rainier
Take Me Home (2011)
as Jill
Sedona (2011)
as Claire
Goldberg - P.I. (2011)
as Violet
Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)
as Zelda
The Land of the Astronauts (2010)
Next Stop Murder (2010)
as Detective Reeson
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue (2010)
as Mrs. Rawlings
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
as Granny Boone
Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
as Phyllis Ryan
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
Pickin' and Grinnin' (2010)
as Bonnie Johnson
The Penthouse (2010)
as Frances
Killer by Nature (2010)
as Leona
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama (2010)
as The Lush
Dark Moon Rising (2009)
as Sunny
Stuntmen (2009)
as Bumble Jackson
American Cowslip (2009)
as Lou Anne
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
as Nurse Adele
Doggie Heaven (2008)
as Woman
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
as Self
Chronic Town (2008)
as Nurse
Asylum (2008)
as String's Mother
Killer Pad (2008)
as Marge
Chasing Robert (2007)
as Martha the Bookie
The Election (2007)
as The Wife
Homo Erectus (2007)
as Museum Guide
Pledge This! (2007)
as Miss Prin
Driftwood (2006)
as Nancy Forrester
Down the P.C.H. (2006)
as Wendy O'Hara
Surf School (2006)
as Larry's Mom
Surf School (2006)
as Larry's mom
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
as Grace
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Clara
Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
as Cassandra
Hoboken Hollow (2006)
as Mrs. Brodrick
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
as Jeannie
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Granny Boone
Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
as Ma Muzzy
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Samantha Jones
Hate Crime (2005)
as Kathleen Slansky
Piggy Banks (2005)
as Willow
The Hillside Strangler (2004)
as Jenny Buono
Cellular (2004)
as Exotic Car Driver
A Cinderella Story (2004)
as Mrs. Wells
The Almost Guys (2004)
as Repo Boss
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
as Ms. Harding
Dead End (2003)
as Laura Harrington
Stuck on You (2003)
as Makeup Babe
Barely Legal (2003)
as Tequlia
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
as Margie
ManFast (2003)
as Marge
Boat Trip (2002)
as Sonya the Coach
Wish You Were Dead (2002)
as Jinny Macintosh
Contagion (2002)
as Laura Crowley
A Letter from My Father (2001)
as Elise
Say It Isn't So (2001)
as Nurse Bautista
Without Charlie (2001)
Attention Shoppers (2000)
as Libby
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
as Mrs. Caleron
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Mrs. Bruce
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Lisa's Nurse
There's Something About Mary (1998)
as Magda
Breakfast with Einstein (1998)
as Miss Desmond
Trading Favors (1997)
as Darla
Last Man Standing (1996)
as The Madame
Kingpin (1996)
as Landlady
Project: ALF (1996)
as Waitress
Nature of the Beast (1995)
as Carol Powell
Trial by Fire (1995)
as Phyliis Cardell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
as Bonnie
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1994)
as Inmate
New Nightmare (1994)
as Nurse with Pills
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
as Repeat Nanny
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
as Rubber Rose Maid
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)
as Foreman #2
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
as Make up Artist
Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
as Nurse Turner
Three of Hearts (1993)
as Operator
The Temp (1993)
as Rosemary
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as Witness
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Celeste
Critters 3 (1991)
as Sal (archive footage)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
as PTA Parent #3
Book of Love (1990)
as Mrs. Flynn
Lucky Stiff (1988)
as Bratty Kid's Mom
Critters 2 (1988)
as Sal
The Running Man (1987)
as Propaganda Officer
The Hidden (1987)
as Carol Miller
Mistress (1987)
as Woman Customer
Slam Dance (1987)
as Librarian
My Demon Lover (1987)
as Anemic Counter Girl
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Employment Office Clerk
Stillwatch (1987)
Critters (1986)
as Sally
Brewster's Millions (1985)
as Journalist at Rally
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
as Teacher
Summer Fantasy (1984)
as Woman on Beach
Why Me? (1984)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
as Receptionist at Haven
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
as Nurse with Telegram
A Cry for Love (1980)
The Long Riders (1980)
as Kate
The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979)
as 2nd Nurse
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
as Freida
Goin' South (1978)
as Parasol Lady
A Secret Space (1977)
as Amy
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)
as Sandra
Hester Street (1975)
as Whore
The Old World
as The Aunt (voice)
The Bench
Dead of Nowhere 3D
as Meemaw
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
as Nurse
Before Memory
Carrier
as Joan Pierson
Devoted
as Aunt Dottie
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
Executive Producer
Scared to Death
Executive Producer
Dreamkatcher
Executive Producer
Room for Rent
Co-Producer

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