Lin Shaye
Known for Acting · 207 credits
- Born
- 1943-10-12 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Linda Shaye
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 (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).
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Known For
TV Shows (23)
ER
1994
as Margaret
Frasier
1993
as Anne
Private Practice
2007
as Mrs. Taylor
Falcon Crest
1981
as Smoking Female Prisoner
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Leather Lauren
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Paul's Mom
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Lila Barnes
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Secretary
Becker
1998
as Mrs. Cooper
Who's the Boss?
1984
as Mrs. Padnick
Arli$$
1996
as Shurja
Eight Is Enough
1977
as Band Member
Life Goes On
1989
as Parent #2
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Common Side Effects
2025
as Sonia (voice)
My So-Called Life
1994
as Parent #2
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Dottie Minter
EastSiders
2012
as Diane
Perversions of Science
1997
as Nurse
Behind the Monsters
2021
as Self
Dead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
Movies (184)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
as Teacher
Insidious
2011
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
as Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumber
1994
as Mrs. Neugeboren
A Cinderella Story
2004
as Mrs. Wells
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Magda
The Running Man
1987
as Propaganda Officer
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
as Elise Rainier
Frank and Penelope
2022
as Ophelia
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
as Mrs. Caleron
Snakes on a Plane
2006
as Grace
Critters
1986
as Sally
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Nurse with Pills
Cellular
2004
as Exotic Car Driver
Barely Legal
2003
as Tequlia
The Signal
2014
as Mirabelle
My Sister's Keeper
2009
as Nurse Adele
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026
as Elise Rainier
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024
as Ellen
Ouija
2014
as Paulina Zander
Kingpin
1996
as Landlady
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
as Old Paulina Zander
The Hidden
1987
as Carol Miller
The Grudge
2019
as Faith Matheson
The Three Stooges
2012
as Nurse Crotchet
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Witness
Last Man Standing
1996
as The Madame
Boat Trip
2002
as Sonya the Coach
2001 Maniacs
2005
as Granny Boone
Critters 2
1988
as Sal
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
as Margie
Stuck on You
2003
as Makeup Babe
Critters 3
1991
as Sal (archive footage)
Brewster's Millions
1985
as Journalist at Rally
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
The Long Riders
1980
as Kate
Detroit Rock City
1999
as Mrs. Bruce
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Samantha Jones
Dead End
2003
as Laura Harrington
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Rubber Rose Maid
Say It Isn't So
2001
as Nurse Bautista
Corrina, Corrina
1994
as Repeat Nanny
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
as Dody
Goin' South
1978
as Parasol Lady
Pump Up the Volume
1990
as PTA Parent #3
Grace
2014
as Helen
The Midnight Man
2016
as Anna
Project: ALF
1996
as Waitress
The Final Wish
2019
as Kate Hammond
The Call
2020
as Edith Cranston
Stuntmen
2009
as Bumble Jackson
The Black Room
2017
as Miss Black
Abattoir
2016
as Allie
Tales of Halloween
2015
as Lynn's Mother
Mountain Top
2017
as Muriel Miller
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Employment Office Clerk
Asylum
2008
as String's Mother
Roadside Prophets
1992
as Celeste
Slam Dance
1987
as Librarian
Buster's Mal Heart
2017
as Pauline
Pledge This!
2007
as Miss Prin
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
as Self
Chillerama
2011
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Homo Erectus
2007
as Museum Guide
Big Ass Spider!
2013
as Mrs. Jefferson
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021
as Mrs. Bundy
Contagion
2002
as Laura Crowley
Dreamkatcher
2020
as Ruth
Noobz
2013
as Mrs. Theodore
Who's Your Daddy?
2004
as Ms. Harding
Drop Dead Sexy
2005
as Ma Muzzy
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
as Clara
Living with Chucky
2022
as Self
Grow House
2017
as Mrs. Gilliam
Amityville: A New Generation
1993
as Nurse Turner
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Mrs. Hawthorne
My Demon Lover
1987
as Anemic Counter Girl
Hate Crime
2005
as Kathleen Slansky
The Hillside Strangler
2004
as Jenny Buono
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
as Cassandra
Darkness Falls
2020
as Angela Anderson
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
as Denise Mack
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010
as Granny Boone
The Temp
1993
as Rosemary
Killer Pad
2008
as Marge
Trading Favors
1997
as Darla
Living Out Loud
1998
as Lisa's Nurse
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
as Phyllis Ryan
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
as Foreman #2
Jewtopia
2012
as Dr. Sutton
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
as Inmate
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
as Nurse with Telegram
American Cowslip
2009
as Lou Anne
Alone in the Dark
1982
as Receptionist at Haven
Book of Love
1990
as Mrs. Flynn
The Penthouse
2010
as Frances
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
as Bonnie
All About the Money
2017
as Mrs. Womack
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
as Make up Artist
Trial by Fire
1995
as Phyliis Cardell
Take Me Home
2011
as Jill
ManFast
2003
as Marge
Three of Hearts
1993
as Operator
FDR: American Badass!
2012
as Eleanor Roosevelt
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022
as Jean Cole
Surf School
2006
as Larry's Mom
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015
as The Grand Lady
Room for Rent
2019
as Joyce
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
as Mrs. Wylder
Hoboken Hollow
2006
as Mrs. Brodrick
Sex and the Married Woman
1977
as Sandra
Without Charlie
2001
Unbeatable Harold
2006
as Jeannie
Matchmaker Santa
2012
as Debbie
Scared to Death
2026
as Max
Attention Shoppers
2000
as Libby
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2010
as The Lush
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
as Freida
About 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),… With 207 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Lin Shaye has appeared in 184 films and 23 TV shows.
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- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — as Teacher
- Insidious (2011) — as Elise Rainier
- Insidious: The Red Door (2023) — as Elise Rainier
- Dumb and Dumber (1994) — as Mrs. Neugeboren
- A Cinderella Story (2004) — as Mrs. Wells
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