

Lin Shaye
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Oct 1943
Age
83 Years
Born In
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Total Projects
206
Years Active
51 Yrs
Avg Rating
5.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Insidious: Out of the Further
Insidious: Out of the Further
as Elise Rainier

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Scared to Death
Scared to Death
as Max

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1000 Women in Horror
1000 Women in Horror
as Self

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House of Abraham
House of Abraham

tv
Common Side Effects
Common Side Effects
as Sonia (voice)

movie
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
as Ellen

movie
Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door
as Elise Rainier

movie
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Self

movie
Remote
Remote
as Kane

movie
We Are Gathered Here Today
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Jean Cole

movie
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky
as Self

movie
Frank and Penelope
Frank and Penelope
as Ophelia

movie
Pines
Pines
as Julie (voice)

tv
Behind the Monsters
Behind the Monsters
as Self

movie
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
as Mrs. Bundy

movie
The Call
The Call
as Edith Cranston

movie
The Horror Crowd
The Horror Crowd
as Self

movie
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Mrs. Wylder

movie
The Voices
The Voices
as The Vagabond

movie
Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher
as Ruth

tv
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Dottie Minter

tv
Dead Talk Live
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest

movie
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
as Angela Anderson

movie
The Grudge
The Grudge
as Faith Matheson

movie
Gothic Harvest
Gothic Harvest
as Griselda

movie
Ambition
Ambition
as Lady Bum

movie
Get Gone
Get Gone
as Mama

movie
Room for Rent
Room for Rent
as Joyce

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The Final Wish
The Final Wish
as Kate Hammond

movie
Herbert West: Reanimator
Herbert West: Reanimator
as Meredith

movie
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
as Self

movie
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
as Self

tv
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self

movie
Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight
as Cousins

movie
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
as Elise Rainier

movie
All About the Money
All About the Money
as Mrs. Womack

movie
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster's Mal Heart
as Pauline

movie
The Black Room
The Black Room
as Miss Black

movie
Grow House
Grow House
as Mrs. Gilliam

movie
Mountain Top
Mountain Top
as Muriel Miller

movie
Abattoir
Abattoir
as Allie

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Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Old Paulina Zander

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The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
as Anna

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Director's Cut
Director's Cut
as Captain Wheeler

movie
Texas Heart
Texas Heart
as Mrs. Smith

movie
Jack Goes Home
Jack Goes Home
as Teresa

movie
Tales of Halloween
Tales of Halloween
as Lynn's Mother

movie
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
as Helen Keller

movie
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Elise Rainier

movie
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as The Grand Lady

movie
Grace
Grace
as Helen

movie
Ouija
Ouija
as Paulina Zander

movie
Lost Time
Lost Time
as Mysterious Woman

movie
The Signal
The Signal
as Mirabelle

movie
All American Christmas Carol
All American Christmas Carol
as Barbara Belnap

movie
Big Ass Spider!
Big Ass Spider!
as Mrs. Jefferson

movie
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Elise Rainier

movie
Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love
as Denise Mack

movie
Noobz
Noobz
as Mrs. Theodore

tv
EastSiders
EastSiders
as Diane

movie
Life's an Itch
Life's an Itch
as Gloria

movie
Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa
as Debbie

movie
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
as Eleanor Roosevelt

movie
3 Days of Normal
3 Days of Normal
as May

movie
Jewtopia
Jewtopia
as Dr. Sutton

movie
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
as Nurse Crotchet

movie
Waffle Hut
Waffle Hut
as Jerrie Wolf

movie
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
as Mrs. Hawthorne

movie
Chillerama
Chillerama
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva

movie
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
as Dody

movie
I Was a Teenage Werebear
I Was a Teenage Werebear

movie
Insidious
Insidious
as Elise Rainier

movie
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
as Jill

movie
Sedona
Sedona
as Claire

movie
Goldberg - P.I.
Goldberg - P.I.
as Violet

movie
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Farewell Mr. Kringle
as Zelda

movie
The Land of the Astronauts
The Land of the Astronauts

movie
Next Stop Murder
Next Stop Murder
as Detective Reeson

movie
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
as Mrs. Rawlings

movie
Small Town Saturday Night
Small Town Saturday Night
as Phyllis Ryan

movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self

movie
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Bonnie Johnson

movie
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
as Granny Boone

movie
The Penthouse
The Penthouse
as Frances

movie
Killer by Nature
Killer by Nature
as Leona

movie
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
as The Lush

movie
Dark Moon Rising
Dark Moon Rising
as Sunny

movie
Stuntmen
Stuntmen
as Bumble Jackson

movie
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
as Lou Anne

movie
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
as Nurse Adele

movie
Doggie Heaven
Doggie Heaven
as Woman

movie
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Self

movie
Chronic Town
Chronic Town
as Nurse

movie
Asylum
Asylum
as String's Mother

movie
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
as Marge

tv
Private Practice
Private Practice
as Mrs. Taylor

movie
Chasing Robert
Chasing Robert
as Martha the Bookie

movie
The Election
The Election
as The Wife

movie
Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus
as Museum Guide

movie
Pledge This!
Pledge This!
as Miss Prin

movie
Driftwood
Driftwood
as Nancy Forrester

movie
Surf School
Surf School
as Larry's Mom

movie
Down the P.C.H.
Down the P.C.H.
as Wendy O'Hara

movie
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
as Grace

movie
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Clara

movie
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Cassandra

movie
Hoboken Hollow
Hoboken Hollow
as Mrs. Brodrick

movie
Unbeatable Harold
Unbeatable Harold
as Jeannie

tv
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
as Self

tv
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
as Paul's Mom

movie
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
as Granny Boone

movie
Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy
as Ma Muzzy

movie
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
as Samantha Jones

movie
Hate Crime
Hate Crime
as Kathleen Slansky

movie
Born Killers
Born Killers
as Willow

movie
The Hillside Strangler
The Hillside Strangler
as Jenny Buono

movie
Cellular
Cellular
as Exotic Car Driver

movie
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
as Mrs. Wells

movie
The Almost Guys
The Almost Guys
as Repo Boss

movie
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
as Ms. Harding

movie
Dead End
Dead End
as Laura Harrington

movie
Stuck on You
Stuck on You
as Makeup Babe

movie
Barely Legal
Barely Legal
as Tequlia

movie
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
as Margie

movie
ManFast
ManFast
as Marge

movie
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
as Sonya the Coach

movie
Wish You Were Dead
Wish You Were Dead
as Jinny Macintosh

movie
Contagion
Contagion
as Laura Crowley

movie
A Letter from My Father
A Letter from My Father
as Elise

tv
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Leather Lauren

movie
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
as Nurse Bautista

movie
Without Charlie
Without Charlie

movie
Attention Shoppers
Attention Shoppers
as Libby

movie
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene
as Mrs. Caleron

movie
Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City
as Mrs. Bruce

tv
Becker
Becker
as Mrs. Cooper

movie
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
as Lisa's Nurse

movie
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
as Magda

movie
Breakfast with Einstein
Breakfast with Einstein
as Miss Desmond

tv
Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science
as Nurse

movie
Trading Favors
Trading Favors
as Darla

movie
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
as The Madame

tv
Arli$$
Arli$$
as Shurja

movie
Kingpin
Kingpin
as Landlady

movie
Project: ALF
Project: ALF
as Waitress

movie
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
as Carol Powell

movie
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
as Phyliis Cardell

movie
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Bonnie

movie
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
as Mrs. Neugeboren

movie
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Inmate

movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Nurse with Pills

tv
ER
ER
as Margaret

tv
My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life
as Parent #2

movie
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
as Repeat Nanny

movie
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Rubber Rose Maid

movie
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Foreman #2

movie
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Make up Artist

movie
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
as Nurse Turner

tv
Frasier
Frasier
as Anne

movie
Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
as Operator

movie
The Temp
The Temp
as Rosemary

movie
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Witness

movie
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets
as Celeste

movie
Critters 3
Critters 3
as Sal (archive footage)

movie
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
as PTA Parent #3

movie
Book of Love
Book of Love
as Mrs. Flynn

tv
Life Goes On
Life Goes On
as Parent #2

movie
Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
as Bratty Kid's Mom

movie
Critters 2
Critters 2
as Sal

movie
The Running Man
The Running Man
as Propaganda Officer

movie
The Hidden
The Hidden
as Carol Miller

movie
Mistress
Mistress
as Woman Customer

movie
Slam Dance
Slam Dance
as Librarian

movie
My Demon Lover
My Demon Lover
as Anemic Counter Girl

movie
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
as Employment Office Clerk

movie
Stillwatch
Stillwatch

movie
Critters
Critters
as Sally

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")

movie
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
as Journalist at Rally

movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Teacher

tv
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
as Mrs. Padnick

tv
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Lila Barnes

movie
Summer Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
as Woman on Beach

movie
Why Me?
Why Me?

movie
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
as Receptionist at Haven

movie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Nurse with Telegram

tv
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
as Secretary

tv
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Smoking Female Prisoner

movie
A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love

movie
The Long Riders
The Long Riders
as Kate

movie
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
as 2nd Nurse

movie
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
as Freida

movie
Goin' South
Goin' South
as Parasol Lady

movie
A Secret Space
A Secret Space
as Amy

movie
Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman
as Sandra

tv
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
as Band Member

movie
Hester Street
Hester Street
as Whore

movie
The Old World
The Old World
as The Aunt (voice)

movie
Carrier
Carrier
as Joan Pierson

movie
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
as Nurse

movie
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Dead of Nowhere 3D
as Meemaw

movie
Before Memory
Before Memory

movie
Devoted
Devoted
as Aunt Dottie

movie
The Bench
The Bench

movie
Jackson's Hole
Jackson's Hole
as Netter

movie
Mascotland