Lin Shaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 12, 1943
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Filmography
Mascotland TBA
Actor
Jackson's Hole TBA
as Netter
- The Bench
The Bench TBA
Actor
- Devoted
Devoted TBA
as Aunt Dottie
Before Memory TBA
Actor
- Dead of Nowhere 3D
Dead of Nowhere 3D TBA
as Meemaw
- The Possession at Gladstone Manor
The Possession at Gladstone Manor TBA
as Nurse
- Carrier
Carrier TBA
as Joan Pierson
The Old World TBA
as The Aunt (voice)
Insidious: Out of the Further 2026
as Elise Rainier
Scared to Death 2026
as Max, Executive Producer
1000 Women in Horror 2025
as Self
House of Abraham 2025
Actor, Executive Producer
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole 2024
as Ellen, Executive Producer
Insidious: The Red Door 2023
as Elise Rainier
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story 2022
as Self
Remote 2022
as Kane
We Are Gathered Here Today 2022
as Jean Cole
Living with Chucky 2022
as Self
The Quarry: Movie Mode 2022
as Constance Hackett
Frank and Penelope 2022
as Ophelia
Pines 2022
as Julie (voice)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman 2021
as Mrs. Bundy
The Call 2020
as Edith Cranston
The Horror Crowd 2020
as Self
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters 2020
as Mrs. Wylder
The Voices 2020
as The Vagabond
Dreamkatcher 2020
as Ruth, Executive Producer
Darkness Falls 2020
as Angela Anderson
The Grudge 2019
as Faith Matheson
Gothic Harvest 2019
as Griselda
Ambition 2019
as Lady Bum
Get Gone 2019
as Mama
Room for Rent 2019
as Joyce, Co-Producer
The Final Wish 2019
as Kate Hammond
Herbert West: Reanimator 2018
as Meredith
They Bite!: The Making of Critters 2018
as Self
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 2018
as Self
Los Angeles Overnight 2018
as Cousins
Insidious: The Last Key 2018
as Elise Rainier
All About the Money 2017
as Mrs. Womack
Buster's Mal Heart 2017
as Pauline
The Black Room 2017
as Miss Black
Grow House 2017
as Mrs. Gilliam
Mountain Top 2017
as Muriel Miller
Abattoir 2016
as Allie
Ouija: Origin of Evil 2016
as Old Paulina Zander
The Midnight Man 2016
as Anna
Director's Cut 2016
as Captain Wheeler
Texas Heart 2016
as Mrs. Smith
Jack Goes Home 2016
as Teresa
Tales of Halloween 2015
as Lynn's Mother
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves 2015
as Helen Keller
Insidious: Chapter 3 2015
as Elise Rainier
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha 2015
as The Grand Lady
Grace 2014
as Helen
Ouija 2014
as Paulina Zander
Lost Time 2014
as Mysterious Woman
The Signal 2014
as Mirabelle
All American Christmas Carol 2013
as Barbara Belnap
Big Ass Spider! 2013
as Mrs. Jefferson
Insidious: Chapter 2 2013
as Elise Rainier
Crazy Kind of Love 2013
as Denise Mack
Noobz 2013
as Mrs. Theodore
Life's an Itch 2012
as Gloria
Matchmaker Santa 2012
as Debbie
FDR: American Badass! 2012
as Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Days of Normal 2012
as May
Jewtopia 2012
as Dr. Sutton
The Three Stooges 2012
as Nurse Crotchet
Waffle Hut 2012
as Jerrie Wolf
Rosewood Lane 2011
as Mrs. Hawthorne
Chillerama 2011
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy 2011
as Dody
I Was a Teenage Werebear 2011
Actor
Insidious 2011
as Elise Rainier
Take Me Home 2011
as Jill
Sedona 2011
as Claire
Goldberg - P.I. 2011
as Violet
Farewell Mr. Kringle 2010
as Zelda
The Land of the Astronauts 2010
Actor
Next Stop Murder 2010
as Detective Reeson
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue 2010
as Mrs. Rawlings
Small Town Saturday Night 2010
as Phyllis Ryan
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010
as Self
- Pickin' and Grinnin'
Pickin' and Grinnin' 2010
as Bonnie Johnson
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams 2010
as Granny Boone
The Penthouse 2010
as Frances
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama 2010
as The Lush
Killer by Nature 2010
as Leona
Dark Moon Rising 2009
as Sunny
Stuntmen 2009
as Bumble Jackson
American Cowslip 2009
as Lou Anne
My Sister's Keeper 2009
as Nurse Adele
Doggie Heaven 2008
as Woman
Starz Inside: In the Gutter 2008
as Self
Chronic Town 2008
as Nurse
Asylum 2008
as String's Mother
Killer Pad 2008
as Marge
Chasing Robert 2007
as Martha the Bookie
The Election 2007
as The Wife
Homo Erectus 2007
as Museum Guide
Pledge This! 2007
as Miss Prin
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' 2007
as Self
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes 2007
as Self
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles 2007
as Self
Driftwood 2006
as Nancy Forrester
Down the P.C.H. 2006
as Wendy O'Hara
Surf School 2006
as Larry's Mom
Snakes on a Plane 2006
as Grace
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 2006
as Clara
Bachelor Party Vegas 2006
as Cassandra
Hoboken Hollow 2006
as Mrs. Brodrick
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane 2006
as Self
Unbeatable Harold 2006
as Jeannie
2001 Maniacs 2005
as Granny Boone
Drop Dead Sexy 2005
as Ma Muzzy
Confessions of an Action Star 2005
as Samantha Jones
Hate Crime 2005
as Kathleen Slansky
Born Killers 2005
as Willow
The Hillside Strangler 2004
as Jenny Buono
Cellular 2004
as Exotic Car Driver
A Cinderella Story 2004
as Mrs. Wells
The Almost Guys 2004
as Repo Boss
Who's Your Daddy? 2004
as Ms. Harding
Dead End 2003
as Laura Harrington
Stuck on You 2003
as Makeup Babe
Barely Legal 2003
as Tequlia
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd 2003
as Margie
ManFast 2003
as Marge
Boat Trip 2002
as Sonya the Coach
Wish You Were Dead 2002
as Jinny Macintosh
Contagion 2002
as Laura Crowley
- A Letter from My Father
A Letter from My Father 2001
as Elise
Say It Isn't So 2001
as Nurse Bautista
- Without Charlie
Without Charlie 2001
Actor
Attention Shoppers 2000
as Libby
Me, Myself & Irene 2000
as Mrs. Caleron
Detroit Rock City 1999
as Mrs. Bruce
Living Out Loud 1998
as Lisa's Nurse
There's Something About Mary 1998
as Magda
Breakfast with Einstein 1998
as Miss Desmond
Trading Favors 1997
as Darla
Last Man Standing 1996
as The Madame
Kingpin 1996
as Landlady
Project: ALF 1996
as Waitress
Nature of the Beast 1995
as Carol Powell
Trial by Fire 1995
as Phyliis Cardell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See 1995
as Bonnie
Dumb and Dumber 1994
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter 1994
as Inmate
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
as Nurse with Pills
Corrina, Corrina 1994
as Repeat Nanny
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994
as Rubber Rose Maid
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance 1994
as Foreman #2
Brain Smasher... A Love Story 1993
as Make up Artist
The Hidden II 1993
as Carol Miller (archive footage)
Amityville: A New Generation 1993
as Nurse Turner
Three of Hearts 1993
as Operator
The Temp 1993
as Rosemary
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 1993
as Witness
Roadside Prophets 1992
as Celeste
Critters 3 1991
as Sal (archive footage)
Pump Up the Volume 1990
as PTA Parent #3
Book of Love 1990
as Mrs. Flynn
Lucky Stiff 1988
as Bratty Kid's Mom
Critters 2 1988
as Sal
The Running Man 1987
as Propaganda Officer
The Hidden 1987
as Carol Miller
Mistress 1987
as Woman Customer
Slam Dance 1987
as Librarian
Extreme Prejudice 1987
as Employment Office Clerk
My Demon Lover 1987
as Anemic Counter Girl
Stillwatch 1987
Actor
Critters 1986
as Sally
Brewster's Millions 1985
as Journalist at Rally
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
as Teacher
Summer Fantasy 1984
as Woman on Beach
Why Me? 1984
Actor
Alone in the Dark 1982
as Receptionist at Haven
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again 1982
as Nurse with Telegram
- A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love 1980
Actor
The Long Riders 1980
as Kate
The Seeding of Sarah Burns 1979
as 2nd Nurse
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal 1979
as Freida
Goin' South 1978
as Parasol Lady
A Secret Space 1977
as Amy
Sex and the Married Woman 1977
as Sandra
Hester Street 1975
as Whore
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