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Lin Shaye

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 10/12/1943 (80) | Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
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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 (20... ()
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Lin attended the University of Michigan, where she was an Art History major, although acting in as many University productions as possible, including "Bye Bye Birdie" and "On The Town". After U of M, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway. She has studied with some of the finest: Uta Hagen, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Lin is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. She is also the younger sister of producer Robert Shaye.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Horror | Thriller

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A twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm, 'The Further'. ...

Insidious: Chapter 3

PG-13

2015 | 3.2/5 | 1h 37min
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life. ...

Dead End

R

2003 | 3.2/5 | 1h 25min
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
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A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more ...

Insidious

PG-13

2010 | 3.5/5 | 1h 43min
Horror, Thriller
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For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors includin ...

There's Something About Mary

R

1998 | 3.3/5 | 1h 59min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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Movies with Lin Shaye as Actress(158)

as Joan Pierson2023 Carrier
as Elise2023 Insidious: The Red Door
as The Lush2023 VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2023 Before Memory
as The Aunt (voice)2023 The Old World
as Meemaw2023 Dead of Nowhere 3D
as Jean Cole2022 We Are Gathered Here Today
as Kane2022 Remote
as herself2022 Living with Chucky
as Julie (voice)2022 Pines
2022 ICON: The Robert Englund Story
as Ophelia2022 Frank and Penelope
as Mrs. Bundy2021 Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
as Angela Anderson2020 Darkness Falls
as The Vagabond2020 The Voices
as Mrs. Wylder2020 Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as herself2020 The Horror Crowd
as Ruth2020 Dreamkatcher
as Edith Cranston2020 The Call
as Lady Bum2019 Ambition
as Joyce2019 Room for Rent
as Mama2019 Get Gone
as Faith Matheson2019 The Grudge
as Kate Hammond2019 The Final Wish
as Griselda2019 Gothic Harvest
as Elise Rainier2018 Insidious: The Last Key
as Cousins2018 Los Angeles Overnight
as Meredith2018 Herbert West: Reanimator
as Mrs. Gilliam2017 Grow House
as Mrs. Womack2017 All About the Money
as Miss Black2017 The Black Room
as Muriel Miller2017 Mountain Top
as Pauline2017 Buster's Mal Heart
as Mrs. Smith2016 Texas Heart
as Allie2016 Abattoir
as Teresa2016 Jack Goes Home
as Captain Wheeler2016 Director's Cut
as Old Paulina Zander2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Anna2016 The Midnight Man
as Helen Keller2015 Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
as Lynn's Mother2015 Tales of Halloween
as The Grand Lady2015 Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as Elise Rainier2015 Insidious: Chapter 3
as Mirabelle2014 The Signal
as Helen2014 Grace
as Paulina Zander2014 Ouija
as Mysterious Woman2014 Lost Time
as Barbara Belnap2013 All American Christmas Carol
as Denise Mack2013 Crazy Kind of Love
as Elise Rainier2013 Insidious: Chapter 2
as Mrs. Jefferson2013 Big Ass Spider!
as Mrs. Theodore2013 Noobz
as Claire2012 Sedona
as Debbie2012 Matchmaker Santa
as Eleanor Roosevelt2012 FDR: American Badass!
as May2012 3 Days of Normal
as Gloria2012 Life's an Itch
as Dr. Sutton2012 Jewtopia
as Nurse Crotchet2012 The Three Stooges
as Jerrie Wolf2012 Waffle Hut
as Jill2011 Take Me Home
as Mrs. Hawthorne2011 Rosewood Lane
2011 I Was a Teenage Werebear
as Dody2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva2011 Chillerama
as Violet2011 Goldberg - P.I.
as Frances2010 The Penthouse
as herself2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Leona2010 Killer by Nature
as Bonnie Johnson2010 Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Phyllis Ryan2010 Small Town Saturday Night
2010 Black Limousine
as Zelda2010 Farewell Mr. Kringle
as Detective Reeson2010 Next Stop Murder
as Elise Rainier2010 Insidious
as Granny Boone2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
as Nurse Adele2009 My Sister's Keeper
as Lou Anne2009 American Cowslip
as Bumble Jackson2009 Stuntmen
as Sunny2009 Dark Moon Rising
as String's Mother2008 Asylum
as Woman2008 Doggie Heaven (Woof!)
as himself2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Marge2008 Killer Pad
as Nurse2008 Chronic Town
as Martha the Bookie2007 Chasing Robert
as The Wife2007 The Election
as Miss Prin2006 Pledge This!
as Mrs. Brodrick2006 Hoboken Hollow
as Clara2006 Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Wendy O'Hara2006 Down the P.C.H.
as Cassandra2006 Bachelor Party Vegas
as Nancy Forrester2006 Driftwood
as Larry's mom2006 Surf School
as Larry's Mom2006 Surf School
as Jeannie2006 Unbeatable Harold
as Grace2006 Snakes on a Plane
as Ma Muzzy2005 Drop Dead Sexy
as Tequila2005 Barely Legal
as Samantha Jones2005 Confessions of an Action Star
as Kathleen Slansky2005 Hate Crime
as Granny Boone2005 2001 Maniacs
as Willow2005 Born Killers
as Exotic Car Driver2004 Cellular
as Ms. Harding2004 Who's Your Daddy?
as Mrs. Wells2004 A Cinderella Story
as Jenny Buono2004 The Hillside Strangler
as Margie2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
as Makeup Babe2003 Stuck on You
as Laura Harrington2003 Dead End
as Sonya the Coach2002 Boat Trip
as Jinny Macintosh2002 Wish You Were Dead
as Laura Crowley2002 Contagion
as Nurse Bautista2001 Say It Isn't So
as Libby2000 Attention Shoppers
as Mrs. Caleron2000 Me, Myself & Irene
as Mrs. Bruce1999 Detroit Rock City
as Lisa's Nurse1998 Living Out Loud
as Magda1998 There's Something About Mary
as Darla1997 Trading Favors
as Woman at Carnival (uncredited)1997 Quicksilver Highway
as Landlady1996 Kingpin
as Waitress1996 Project: Alf
as The Madame1996 Last Man Standing
as Phyliis Cardell1995 Trial by Fire
as Carol Powell1995 Nature of the Beast
as Bonnie1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Nurse with Pills1994 New Nightmare
as Rubber Rose Maid1994 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Mrs. Neugeboren1994 Dumb and Dumber
as Inmate1994 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Repeat Nanny1994 Corrina, Corrina
as Nurse Turner1993 Amityville: A New Generation
as Witness1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Rosemary1993 The Temp
as Make up Artist1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Operator1993 Three of Hearts
as Celeste1992 Roadside Prophets
as PTA Parent 31990 Pump Up the Volume
as Bratty Kid's Mom1988 Lucky Stiff
as Sally1988 Critters 2
as Carol Miller1987 The Hidden
1987 Stillwatch
as Librarian1987 Slam Dance
as Propaganda Officer1987 The Running Man
as Employment Office Clerk1987 Extreme Prejudice
as Anemic Counter Girl1987 My Demon Lover
as Sally1986 Critters
as Journalist at Rally1985 Brewster's Millions
as Woman on Beach1984 Summer Fantasy
as Teacher1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Nurse with Telegram1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Receptionist at Haven1982 Alone in the Dark
1980 A Cry for Love
as Kate1980 The Long Riders
as Freida1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
as Parasol Lady1978 Goin' South
as Whore1975 Hester Street

TV Shows/Series with Lin Shaye as Actress(15)

as Constance Hackett2022 The Quarry
as herself2021 Behind the Monsters
as Dottie Minter2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Paul's Mom2005 My Name Is Earl
as Leather Lauren2001 Crossing Jordan
as Mrs. Cooper1998 Becker
1997 Perversions of Science
as Margaret1994 ER
as Parent #21994 My So-Called Life
as Anne1993 Frasier
as Kate Simmons1985 The Twilight Zone
1984 Highway to Heaven
as Mrs. Padnick1984 Who's the Boss?
as Secretary1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Smoking Female Prisoner1981 Falcon Crest

Movies with Lin Shaye as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2020 Dreamkatcher
Production/Co-Producer2019 Room for Rent

Full Name: Linda Lin Shaye
Born: Tuesday, 10/12 1943 (October) in Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 80 years + 197 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Michigan, Columbia University School of the Arts
Spouses (current/former): Clayton Landey
Other names for Lin Shaye (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Linda "Lin" Shaye"
Lin Shaye frequently works together with these people:
Leigh Whannell (19x, Crew)
Peter Farrelly (17x, Crew)
Bobby Farrelly (17x, Crew)
Tim Sullivan (17x, Crew)
Robert Shaye (14x, Crew)
Joseph Bishara (14x, Crew)
James Wan (10x, Crew)
Mick Garris (9x, Crew)
Richard Riehle (9x, Actor)
J.B. Rogers (9x, Crew)
Adam Rifkin (9x, Crew)
Fran Bennett (7x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:817, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024