Acting
Lin Shaye
EN cinema · 189 credits
Born
12 October 1943 (age 83)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as Linda 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 (2019), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2026). 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Old World
as The Aunt (voice)
Carrier
Carrier
as Joan Pierson
Before Memory
Actor
Devoted
Devoted
as Aunt Dottie
Jackson's Hole
as Netter
Scared to Death
as Max, Executive Producer
Insidious: Out of the Further
as Elise Rainier
House of Abraham
Actor, Executive Producer
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
as Ellen, Executive Producer
Insidious: The Red Door
as Elise Rainier
Frank and Penelope
as Ophelia
Pines
as Julie (voice)
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Jean Cole
Remote
as Kane
The Quarry: Movie Mode
as Constance Hackett
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
as Mrs. Bundy
Darkness Falls
as Angela Anderson
Dreamkatcher
as Ruth, Executive Producer
The Voices
as The Vagabond
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Mrs. Wylder
The Horror Crowd
as Self
The Call
as Edith Cranston
The Grudge
as Faith Matheson
The Final Wish
as Kate Hammond
Room for Rent
as Joyce, Co-Producer
Gothic Harvest
as Griselda
Get Gone
as Mama
Ambition
as Lady Bum
Insidious: The Last Key
as Elise Rainier
Herbert West: Reanimator
as Meredith
Los Angeles Overnight
as Cousins
Grow House
as Mrs. Gilliam
Buster's Mal Heart
as Pauline
The Black Room
as Miss Black
All About the Money
as Mrs. Womack
Mountain Top
as Muriel Miller
Director's Cut
as Captain Wheeler
Jack Goes Home
as Teresa
Abattoir
as Allie
Texas Heart
as Mrs. Smith
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Old Paulina Zander
The Midnight Man
as Anna
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Elise Rainier
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
as Helen Keller
Tales of Halloween
as Lynn's Mother
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as The Grand Lady
The Signal
as Mirabelle
Lost Time
as Mysterious Woman
Grace
as Helen
Ouija
as Paulina Zander
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Elise Rainier
Crazy Kind of Love
as Denise Mack
Big Ass Spider!
as Mrs. Jefferson
All American Christmas Carol
as Barbara Belnap
Noobz
as Mrs. Theodore
FDR: American Badass!
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Life's an Itch
as Gloria
The Three Stooges
as Nurse Crotchet
Jewtopia
as Dr. Sutton
Waffle Hut
as Jerrie Wolf
Matchmaker Santa
as Debbie
Insidious
as Elise Rainier
Take Me Home
as Jill
Sedona
as Claire
Chillerama
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Rosewood Lane
as Mrs. Hawthorne
Goldberg - P.I.
as Violet
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
as Granny Boone
Killer by Nature
as Leona
Next Stop Murder
as Detective Reeson
Farewell Mr. Kringle
as Zelda
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Bonnie Johnson
The Penthouse
as Frances
Small Town Saturday Night
as Phyllis Ryan
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
as The Lush
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
as Mrs. Rawlings
Stuntmen
as Bumble Jackson
Dark Moon Rising
as Sunny
My Sister's Keeper
as Nurse Adele
American Cowslip
as Lou Anne
Doggie Heaven
as Woman
Killer Pad
as Marge
Asylum
as String's Mother
Chronic Town
as Nurse
The Election
as The Wife
Chasing Robert
as Martha the Bookie
Homo Erectus
as Museum Guide
Pledge This!
as Miss Prin
Snakes on a Plane
as Grace
Surf School
as Larry's Mom
Hoboken Hollow
as Mrs. Brodrick
Down the P.C.H.
as Wendy O'Hara
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Cassandra
Unbeatable Harold
as Jeannie
Driftwood
as Nancy Forrester
2001 Maniacs
as Granny Boone
Hate Crime
as Kathleen Slansky
Drop Dead Sexy
as Ma Muzzy
Confessions of an Action Star
as Samantha Jones
Born Killers
as Willow
Who's Your Daddy?
as Ms. Harding
The Almost Guys
as Repo Boss
The Hillside Strangler
as Jenny Buono
A Cinderella Story
as Mrs. Wells
Cellular
as Exotic Car Driver
Dead End
as Laura Harrington
Stuck on You
as Makeup Babe
Barely Legal
as Tequlia
ManFast
as Marge
Contagion
as Laura Crowley
Boat Trip
as Sonya the Coach
Wish You Were Dead
as Jinny Macintosh
Say It Isn't So
as Nurse Bautista
Attention Shoppers
as Libby
Me, Myself & Irene
as Mrs. Caleron
Detroit Rock City
as Mrs. Bruce
Breakfast with Einstein
as Miss Desmond
Living Out Loud
as Lisa's Nurse
Trading Favors
as Darla
Kingpin
as Landlady
Last Man Standing
as The Madame
Project: ALF
as Waitress
Nature of the Beast
as Carol Powell
Trial by Fire
as Phyliis Cardell
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Nurse with Pills
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Rubber Rose Maid
Dumb and Dumber
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Corrina, Corrina
as Repeat Nanny
Amityville: A New Generation
as Nurse Turner
The Temp
as Rosemary
Three of Hearts
as Operator
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Make up Artist
The Hidden II
as Carol Miller (archive footage)
Roadside Prophets
as Celeste
Critters 3
as Sal (archive footage)
Pump Up the Volume
as PTA Parent #3
Book of Love
as Mrs. Flynn
Critters 2
as Sal
Lucky Stiff
as Bratty Kid's Mom
The Hidden
as Carol Miller
My Demon Lover
as Anemic Counter Girl
Slam Dance
as Librarian
The Running Man
as Propaganda Officer
Extreme Prejudice
as Employment Office Clerk
Mistress
as Woman Customer
Critters
as Sally
Brewster's Millions
as Journalist at Rally
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Teacher
Summer Fantasy
as Woman on Beach
Why Me?
Actor
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Nurse with Telegram
Alone in the Dark
as Receptionist at Haven
The Long Riders
as Kate
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
as 2nd Nurse
Goin' South
as Parasol Lady
Hester Street
as Whore