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  • BIRTH 12/10/1943
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 16
  • MOVIES 90
  • PRODUCTION 1

Lin Shaye

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).

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Lin Shaye

Shows (16)

Common Side Effects
Common Side Effects
Sonia (voice)
ER
ER
Margaret
Private Practice
Private Practice
Mrs. Taylor
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
Paul's Mom
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
Mrs. Padnick
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Dottie Minter
Frasier
Frasier
Anne
My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life
Parent #2
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
Lila Barnes
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Kate Simmons / Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
Becker
Becker
Mrs. Cooper
Eli Roth’s History of Horror
Eli Roth’s History of Horror
Self
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Leather Lauren
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
Secretary
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Smoking Female Prisoner
EastSiders
EastSiders
Diane

Movies (90)

Insidious
Insidious
Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door
Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
Mrs. Neugeboren
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
Magda
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
Elise Rainier
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teacher
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
Mrs. Wells
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3
Elise Rainier
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Old Paulina Zander
The Grudge
The Grudge
Faith Matheson
Ouija
Ouija
Paulina Zander
The Signal
The Signal
Mirabelle
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
Nurse Adele
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
Grace
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Witness
Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa
Debbie
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Margie
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
The Madame
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
PTA Parent #3
Dead End
Dead End
Laura Harrington
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
Repeat Nanny
Critters 3
Critters 3
Sal (archive footage)
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
Granny Boone
Critters 2
Critters 2
Sal
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Mrs. Bundy
Critters
Critters
Sally
Tales of Halloween
Tales of Halloween
Lynn's Mother
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
Nurse Bautista
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Receptionist at Haven
The Final Wish
The Final Wish
Kate Hammond
The Hidden
The Hidden
Carol Miller
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
Angela Anderson
Goin' South
Goin' South
Parasol Lady
Kingpin
Kingpin
Landlady
Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City
Mrs. Bruce
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster's Mal Heart
Pauline
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky
Self
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Jill
Contagion
Contagion
Laura Crowley
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
Anna
Abattoir
Abattoir
Allie
Frank and Penelope
Frank and Penelope
Ophelia
Pledge This!
Pledge This!
Miss Prin
Before Memory
Before Memory
Jewtopia
Jewtopia
Dr. Sutton
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Dody
Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy
Ma Muzzy
Summer Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
Woman on Beach
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
Surf School
Surf School
Larry's Mom
Big Ass Spider!
Big Ass Spider!
Mrs. Jefferson
Why Me?
Why Me?
Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
Operator
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Zelda
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
Nurse Turner
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Mrs. Wylder
Noobz
Noobz
Mrs. Theodore
Dark Moon Rising
Dark Moon Rising
Sunny
The Land of the Astronauts
The Land of the Astronauts
Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love
Denise Mack
Next Stop Murder
Next Stop Murder
Detective Reeson
The Almost Guys
The Almost Guys
Repo Boss
The Temp
The Temp
Rosemary
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
Eleanor Roosevelt
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
Sonya the Coach
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
Mrs. Hawthorne
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
Cassandra
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Nurse with Telegram
Chillerama
Chillerama
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
Marge
Hester Street
Hester Street
Whore
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
Lisa's Nurse
All American Christmas Carol
All American Christmas Carol
Barbara Belnap
Book of Love
Book of Love
Mrs. Flynn
Slam Dance
Slam Dance
Librarian
Lost Time
Lost Time
Mysterious Woman
3 Days of Normal
3 Days of Normal
May
The Call
The Call
Edith Cranston
Grace
Grace
Helen
Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher
Ruth
Asylum
Asylum
String's Mother
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Clara
The Black Room
The Black Room
Miss Black
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
Hoboken Hollow
Hoboken Hollow
Mrs. Brodrick
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
Granny Boone
Jack Goes Home
Jack Goes Home
Teresa
Doggie Heaven
Doggie Heaven
Woman

Production

Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher