Lin Shaye
Age: N/A | From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Linda "Lin" Shaye , لین شی
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Movie Involvements: 91
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
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(1994) Margaret
Crossing Jordan
(2001) Leather Lauren
Falcon Crest
(1981) Smoking Female Prisoner
Cagney & Lacey
(1982) Secretary
The Twilight Zone
(1985) Kate Simmons
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
(2020) Dottie Minter
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023) Elise Rainier
Perversions of Science
(1997) NurseActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elise Rainier | |
| 2022 | Self | |
| Kane | ||
| Jean Cole | ||
| Self | ||
| Ophelia | ||
| Julie (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Mrs. Bundy | ||
| 2020 | Edith Cranston | |
| Herself | ||
| Mrs. Wylder | ||
| The Vagabond | ||
| Ruth | ||
| Dottie Minter | ||
| Angela Anderson | ||
| 2019 | Faith Matheson | |
| Griselda | ||
| Lady Bum | ||
| Mama | ||
| Joyce | ||
| Kate Hammond | ||
| 2018 | Meredith | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cousins | ||
| Elise Rainier | ||
| 2017 | Mrs. Womack | |
| Pauline | ||
| Miss Black | ||
| Mrs. Gilliam | ||
| Muriel Miller | ||
| 2016 | Allie | |
| Old Paulina Zander | ||
| Anna | ||
| Captain Wheeler | ||
| Mrs. Smith | ||
| Teresa | ||
| 2015 | Lynn's Mother | |
| Helen Keller | ||
| Elise Rainier | ||
| The Grand Lady | ||
| 2014 | Helen | |
| Paulina Zander | ||
| Mysterious Woman | ||
| Mirabelle | ||
| 2013 | Barbara Belnap | |
| Mrs. Jefferson | ||
| Elise Rainier | ||
| Denise Mack | ||
| Mrs. Theodore | ||
| 2012 | Diane | |
| Gloria | ||
| Debbie | ||
| Eleanor Roosevelt | ||
| May | ||
| Dr. Sutton | ||
| Nurse Crotchet | ||
| Jerrie Wolf | ||
| 2011 | Mrs. Hawthorne | |
| Baglady / Nurse Maleva | ||
| Dody | ||
| N/A | ||
| Elise Rainier | ||
| Jill | ||
| Claire | ||
| Violet | ||
| 2010 | Zelda | |
| N/A | ||
| Detective Reeson | ||
| Granny Boone | ||
| Phyllis Ryan | ||
| Self | ||
| Bonnie Johnson | ||
| Frances | ||
| The Lush | ||
| Leona | ||
| 2009 | Sunny | |
| Bumble Jackson | ||
| Lou Anne | ||
| Nurse Adele | ||
| 2008 | Woman | |
| Self | ||
| Nurse | ||
| String's Mother | ||
| Marge | ||
| 2007 | Martha the Bookie | |
| The Wife | ||
| Museum Guide | ||
| 2006 | Miss Prin | |
| Nancy Forrester | ||
| Wendy O'Hara | ||
| Larry's mom | ||
| Larry's Mom | ||
| Grace | ||
| Clara | ||
| Cassandra | ||
| Mrs. Brodrick | ||
| Jeannie | ||
| 2005 | Tequila | |
| Paul's Mom | ||
| Granny Boone | ||
| Ma Muzzy | ||
| Samantha Jones | ||
| Kathleen Slansky | ||
| Willow | ||
| 2004 | Jenny Buono | |
| Exotic Car Driver | ||
| Mrs. Wells | ||
| Repo Boss | ||
| Ms. Harding | ||
| 2003 | Laura Harrington | |
| Makeup Babe | ||
| Margie | ||
| 2002 | Sonya the Coach | |
| Jinny Macintosh | ||
| Laura Crowley | ||
| 2001 | Elise | |
| Leather Lauren | ||
| Nurse Bautista | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Libby | |
| Mrs. Caleron | ||
| 1999 | Mrs. Bruce | |
| 1998 | Mrs. Cooper | |
| Lisa's Nurse | ||
| Magda | ||
| 1997 | Nurse | |
| Darla | ||
| 1996 | The Madame | |
| Landlady | ||
| Waitress | ||
| 1995 | Carol Powell | |
| Phyliis Cardell | ||
| Bonnie | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Neugeboren | |
| Inmate | ||
| Nurse with Pills | ||
| Margaret | ||
| Parent #2 | ||
| Repeat Nanny | ||
| Rubber Rose Maid | ||
| Foreman #2 | ||
| 1993 | Make up Artist | |
| Nurse Turner | ||
| Anne | ||
| Operator | ||
| Rosemary | ||
| Witness | ||
| 1992 | Celeste | |
| 1990 | PTA Parent 3 | |
| 1988 | Bratty Kid's Mom | |
| Sally | ||
| 1987 | Propaganda Officer | |
| Carol Miller | ||
| Librarian | ||
| Anemic Counter Girl | ||
| Employment Office Clerk | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | Sally | |
| 1985 | Kate Simmons | |
| Journalist at Rally | ||
| 1984 | Teacher | |
| Mrs. Padnick | ||
| N/A | ||
| Woman on Beach | ||
| 1982 | Receptionist at Haven | |
| Nurse with Telegram | ||
| Secretary | ||
| 1981 | Smoking Female Prisoner | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Kate | ||
| 1979 | 2nd Nurse | |
| Freida | ||
| 1978 | Parasol Lady | |
| 1975 | Whore | |
| Joan Pierson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Meemaw | ||
| The Aunt (voice) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Co-Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |