Lin Shaye
ActingAlso 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 (2020), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2023). 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.
Movies
(185 total)
Insidious
as Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumber
as Mrs. Neugeboren
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Teacher
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Elise Rainier
Me, Myself & Irene
as Mrs. Caleron
Insidious: Chapter 3
as Elise Rainier
A Cinderella Story
as Mrs. Wells
Insidious: The Last Key
as Elise Rainier
Ouija
as Paulina Zander
The Running Man
as Propaganda Officer
Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Old Paulina Zander
My Sister's Keeper
as Nurse Adele
Cellular
as Exotic Car Driver
Snakes on a Plane
as Grace
Insidious: The Red Door
as Elise Rainier
The Signal
as Mirabelle
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Nurse with Pills
The Grudge
as Faith Matheson
Critters
as Sally
TV Shows
(23 total)
My Name Is Earl
as Paul's Mom
ER
as Margaret
Frasier
as Anne
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Dottie Minter
Private Practice
as Mrs. Taylor
Who's the Boss?
as Mrs. Padnick
Common Side Effects
as Sonia (voice)
The Twilight Zone
as Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
Highway to Heaven
as Lila Barnes
Crossing Jordan
as Leather Lauren
My So-Called Life
as Parent #2
Becker
as Mrs. Cooper
Cagney & Lacey
as Secretary
Falcon Crest
as Smoking Female Prisoner
EastSiders
as Diane
Eight Is Enough
as Band Member
Life Goes On
as Parent #2
Arli$$
as Shurja
Made in Hollywood
as Self