Lin Shaye
Born
October 12, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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), 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).

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Movies

House of Abraham
House of Abraham
2025 ★ 10.0
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024 ★ 7.9
Ellen
Scared to Death
Scared to Death
2024 ★ 7.0
Max
Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 ★ 6.5
Elise Rainier
Remote
Remote
2022
Kane
We Are Gathered Here Today
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 ★ 6.0
Jean Cole
Frank and Penelope
Frank and Penelope
2022 ★ 7.3
Ophelia
Pines
Pines
2022 ★ 8.0
Julie (voice)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021 ★ 6.6
Mrs. Bundy
The Call
The Call
2020 ★ 5.5
Edith Cranston
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020 ★ 5.8
Mrs. Wylder
The Voices
The Voices
2020 ★ 5.3
The Vagabond
Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher
2020 ★ 5.1
Ruth
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
2020 ★ 5.4
Angela Anderson
The Grudge
The Grudge
2019 ★ 5.4
Faith Matheson
Gothic Harvest
Gothic Harvest
2019 ★ 3.7
Griselda
Ambition
Ambition
2019 ★ 4.7
Lady Bum
Get Gone
Get Gone
2019 ★ 4.3
Mama
Room for Rent
Room for Rent
2019 ★ 6.4
Joyce
The Final Wish
The Final Wish
2019 ★ 5.0
Kate Hammond
Herbert West: Reanimator
Herbert West: Reanimator
2018 ★ 4.7
Meredith
Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight
2018 ★ 4.2
Cousins
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
2018 ★ 6.3
Elise Rainier
All About the Money
All About the Money
2017 ★ 5.4
Mrs. Womack
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster's Mal Heart
2017 ★ 6.1
Pauline
The Black Room
The Black Room
2017 ★ 3.8
Miss Black
Grow House
Grow House
2017 ★ 6.3
Mrs. Gilliam
Mountain Top
Mountain Top
2017 ★ 6.8
Muriel Miller
Abattoir
Abattoir
2016 ★ 4.5
Allie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 ★ 6.1
Old Paulina Zander
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
2016 ★ 5.8
Anna
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
2016 ★ 6.1
Captain Wheeler
Texas Heart
Texas Heart
2016 ★ 4.7
Mrs. Smith
Jack Goes Home
Jack Goes Home
2016 ★ 5.2
Teresa
Tales of Halloween
Tales of Halloween
2015 ★ 5.7
Lynn's Mother
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
2015 ★ 5.1
Helen Keller
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 ★ 6.3
Elise Rainier
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015 ★ 5.5
The Grand Lady
Grace
Grace
2014 ★ 4.9
Helen
Ouija
Ouija
2014 ★ 5.1
Paulina Zander
Lost Time
Lost Time
2014 ★ 3.3
Mysterious Woman
The Signal
The Signal
2014 ★ 6.0
Mirabelle
All American Christmas Carol
All American Christmas Carol
2013 ★ 4.3
Barbara Belnap
Big Ass Spider!
Big Ass Spider!
2013 ★ 5.6
Mrs. Jefferson
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 ★ 6.7
Elise Rainier
Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love
2013 ★ 5.4
Denise Mack
Noobz
Noobz
2013 ★ 5.9
Mrs. Theodore
Life's an Itch
Life's an Itch
2012 ★ 2.2
Gloria
Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa
2012 ★ 5.7
Debbie
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
2012 ★ 5.1
Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Days of Normal
3 Days of Normal
2012 ★ 4.3
May
Jewtopia
Jewtopia
2012 ★ 4.6
Dr. Sutton
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
2012 ★ 5.8
Nurse Crotchet
Waffle Hut
Waffle Hut
2012
Jerrie Wolf
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
2011 ★ 4.7
Mrs. Hawthorne
Chillerama
Chillerama
2011 ★ 5.7
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011 ★ 5.8
Dody
I Was a Teenage Werebear
I Was a Teenage Werebear
2011 ★ 5.8
Insidious
Insidious
2011 ★ 6.9
Elise Rainier
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
2011 ★ 6.5
Jill
Sedona
Sedona
2011 ★ 5.6
Claire
Goldberg - P.I.
Goldberg - P.I.
2011
Violet
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010 ★ 6.2
Zelda
The Land of the Astronauts
The Land of the Astronauts
2010 ★ 6.3
Next Stop Murder
Next Stop Murder
2010 ★ 6.4
Detective Reeson
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
2010 ★ 1.0
Mrs. Rawlings
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010 ★ 3.8
Granny Boone
Small Town Saturday Night
Small Town Saturday Night
2010 ★ 5.2
Phyllis Ryan
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010 ★ 2.0
Bonnie Johnson
The Penthouse
The Penthouse
2010 ★ 3.4
Frances
Killer by Nature
Killer by Nature
2010 ★ 3.3
Leona
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2010
The Lush
Dark Moon Rising
Dark Moon Rising
2009 ★ 4.2
Sunny
Stuntmen
Stuntmen
2009 ★ 3.4
Bumble Jackson
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
2009 ★ 5.1
Lou Anne
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
2009 ★ 7.4
Nurse Adele
Doggie Heaven
Doggie Heaven
2008 ★ 5.5
Woman
Chronic Town
Chronic Town
2008 ★ 6.0
Nurse
Asylum
Asylum
2008 ★ 4.1
String's Mother
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
2008 ★ 3.8
Marge
Chasing Robert
Chasing Robert
2007 ★ 2.0
Martha the Bookie
The Election
The Election
2007 ★ 7.0
The Wife
Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus
2007 ★ 3.9
Museum Guide
Pledge This!
Pledge This!
2007 ★ 2.8
Miss Prin
Driftwood
Driftwood
2006 ★ 4.4
Nancy Forrester
Surf School
Surf School
2006 ★ 2.7
Larry's Mom
Down the P.C.H.
Down the P.C.H.
2006 ★ 2.3
Wendy O'Hara
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
2006 ★ 5.5
Grace
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 ★ 4.8
Clara
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006 ★ 4.9
Cassandra
Hoboken Hollow
Hoboken Hollow
2006 ★ 3.6
Mrs. Brodrick
Unbeatable Harold
Unbeatable Harold
2006 ★ 3.0
Jeannie
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
2005 ★ 5.4
Granny Boone
Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy
2005 ★ 4.8
Ma Muzzy
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 ★ 4.1
Samantha Jones
Hate Crime
Hate Crime
2005 ★ 5.6
Kathleen Slansky
Born Killers
Born Killers
2005 ★ 5.2
Willow
The Hillside Strangler
The Hillside Strangler
2004 ★ 5.0
Jenny Buono
Cellular
Cellular
2004 ★ 6.4
Exotic Car Driver
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
2004 ★ 6.6
Mrs. Wells
The Almost Guys
The Almost Guys
2004 ★ 6.7
Repo Boss
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
2004 ★ 4.9
Ms. Harding
Dead End
Dead End
2003 ★ 6.4
Laura Harrington
Stuck on You
Stuck on You
2003 ★ 5.3
Makeup Babe
Barely Legal
Barely Legal
2003 ★ 6.0
Tequlia
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003 ★ 4.2
Margie
ManFast
ManFast
2003 ★ 3.7
Marge
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
2002 ★ 5.3
Sonya the Coach
Wish You Were Dead
Wish You Were Dead
2002 ★ 4.9
Jinny Macintosh
Contagion
Contagion
2002 ★ 4.0
Laura Crowley
A Letter from My Father
A Letter from My Father
2001
Elise
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
2001 ★ 4.7
Nurse Bautista
Without Charlie
Without Charlie
2001 ★ 1.0
Attention Shoppers
Attention Shoppers
2000 ★ 2.5
Libby
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene
2000 ★ 6.6
Mrs. Caleron
Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City
1999 ★ 6.7
Mrs. Bruce
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
1998 ★ 5.8
Lisa's Nurse
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
1998 ★ 6.6
Magda
Breakfast with Einstein
Breakfast with Einstein
1998 ★ 3.2
Miss Desmond
Trading Favors
Trading Favors
1997 ★ 4.4
Darla
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
1996 ★ 6.4
The Madame
Kingpin
Kingpin
1996 ★ 6.5
Landlady
Project: ALF
Project: ALF
1996 ★ 5.9
Waitress
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
1995 ★ 5.9
Carol Powell
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
1995 ★ 5.0
Phyliis Cardell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995 ★ 5.9
Bonnie
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
1994 ★ 6.6
Mrs. Neugeboren
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994 ★ 6.2
Inmate
New Nightmare
New Nightmare
1994 ★ 6.5
Nurse with Pills
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
1994 ★ 6.7
Repeat Nanny
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994 ★ 4.4
Rubber Rose Maid
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994 ★ 5.7
Foreman #2
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993 ★ 5.1
Make up Artist
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
1993 ★ 4.2
Nurse Turner
Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
1993 ★ 4.8
Operator
The Temp
The Temp
1993 ★ 4.7
Rosemary
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 ★ 6.0
Witness
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets
1992 ★ 5.5
Celeste
Critters 3
Critters 3
1991 ★ 5.3
Sal (archive footage)
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
1990 ★ 7.1
PTA Parent #3
Book of Love
Book of Love
1990 ★ 5.4
Mrs. Flynn
Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
1988 ★ 4.3
Bratty Kid's Mom
Critters 2
Critters 2
1988 ★ 6.2
Sal
The Running Man
The Running Man
1987 ★ 6.5
Propaganda Officer
The Hidden
The Hidden
1987 ★ 6.9
Carol Miller
Mistress
Mistress
1987 ★ 2.7
Woman Customer
Slam Dance
Slam Dance
1987 ★ 4.7
Librarian
My Demon Lover
My Demon Lover
1987 ★ 5.2
Anemic Counter Girl
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
1987 ★ 6.2
Employment Office Clerk
Stillwatch
Stillwatch
1987 ★ 6.5
Critters
Critters
1986 ★ 6.5
Sally
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985 ★ 6.6
Journalist at Rally
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 ★ 7.3
Teacher
Summer Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
1984 ★ 4.8
Woman on Beach
Why Me?
Why Me?
1984 ★ 5.4
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
1982 ★ 5.8
Receptionist at Haven
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982 ★ 4.7
Nurse with Telegram
A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love
1980
The Long Riders
The Long Riders
1980 ★ 6.6
Kate
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979 ★ 6.0
2nd Nurse
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979 ★ 7.0
Freida
Goin' South
Goin' South
1978 ★ 5.8
Parasol Lady
A Secret Space
A Secret Space
1977
Amy
Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman
1977 ★ 2.3
Sandra
Hester Street
Hester Street
1975 ★ 6.1
Whore
Before Memory
Before Memory
★ 1.0
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Meemaw
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
Nurse
The Bench
The Bench
Carrier
Carrier
Joan Pierson
The Old World
The Old World
The Aunt (voice)
Devoted
Devoted
Aunt Dottie

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