
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.

Grace
Snakes on a Plane

Teacher
A Nightmare on Elm Street

Magda
There's Something About Mary

Sal
Critters 2

Larry's Mom
Surf School

Sally
Critters

Granny Boone
2001 Maniacs

Nurse Bautista
Say It Isn't So

Landlady
Kingpin

Laura Harrington
Dead End

Nurse with Pills
New Nightmare

Nurse Turner
Amityville: A New Generation

Kathleen Slansky
Hate Crime

Larry's mom
Surf School

Carol Miller
The Hidden

Mrs. Bruce
Detroit Rock City

Rubber Rose Maid
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

The Madame
Last Man Standing

Ms. Harding
Who's Your Daddy?

Granny Boone
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

Ophelia
Frank and Penelope

Darla
Trading Favors

Leona
Killer by Nature

Clara
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Mrs. Brodrick
Hoboken Hollow

Rosemary
The Temp

Elise Rainier
Insidious

The Aunt (voice)
The Old World

Julie (voice)
Pines

Detective Reeson
Next Stop Murder

Laura Crowley
Contagion

Elise Rainier
Insidious: Chapter 2

Jill
Take Me Home

Joan Pierson
Carrier

Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR: American Badass!

The Wife
The Election

Operator
Three of Hearts

Zelda
Farewell Mr. Kringle

Martha the Bookie
Chasing Robert

Claire
Sedona

Denise Mack
Crazy Kind of Love

Mrs. Jefferson
Big Ass Spider!

Woman
Doggie Heaven

May
3 Days of Normal

Barbara Belnap
All American Christmas Carol

Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Red Door

Elise
A Letter from My Father

2nd Nurse
The Seeding of Sarah Burns

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

Mirabelle
The Signal

Jean Cole
We Are Gathered Here Today

Self
Living with Chucky

Without Charlie

Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Chillerama

Ma Muzzy
Drop Dead Sexy

Woman on Beach
Summer Fantasy

I Was a Teenage Werebear

Gloria
Life's an Itch

Mrs. Hawthorne
Rosewood Lane

Repo Boss
The Almost Guys

Parasol Lady
Goin' South

Cassandra
Bachelor Party Vegas

Self
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

Mysterious Woman
Lost Time

Helen
Grace

Mrs. Theodore
Noobz

Mrs. Gilliam
Grow House

Freida
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

Museum Guide
Homo Erectus

Journalist at Rally
Brewster's Millions

Elise Rainier
Insidious: Chapter 3

Kane
Remote

Bonnie Johnson
Pickin' and Grinnin'

Paulina Zander
Ouija

Helen Keller
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

Lynn's Mother
Tales of Halloween

A Cry for Love

Inmate
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

Captain Wheeler
Director's Cut

Celeste
Roadside Prophets

Dody
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

Frances
The Penthouse

Jeannie
Unbeatable Harold

Sonya the Coach
Boat Trip

Teresa
Jack Goes Home

Nurse
The Possession at Gladstone Manor

Whore
Hester Street

Pauline
Buster's Mal Heart

Max
Scared to Death

Allie
Abattoir

Miss Desmond
Breakfast with Einstein

Mrs. Smith
Texas Heart

Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Last Key

Margie
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Libby
Attention Shoppers

Bumble Jackson
Stuntmen

Stillwatch

Old Paulina Zander
Ouija: Origin of Evil

Nurse with Telegram
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

Carol Powell
Nature of the Beast

Bratty Kid's Mom
Lucky Stiff

Anemic Counter Girl
My Demon Lover

Miss Prin
Pledge This!

Marge
Killer Pad

Sunny
Dark Moon Rising

Jenny Buono
The Hillside Strangler

Miss Black
The Black Room

Nancy Forrester
Driftwood

String's Mother
Asylum

Mrs. Wells
A Cinderella Story

Phyllis Ryan
Small Town Saturday Night

Librarian
Slam Dance

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

Bonnie
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

Mrs. Womack
All About the Money

Witness
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Mrs. Neugeboren
Dumb and Dumber

Jinny Macintosh
Wish You Were Dead

Anna
The Midnight Man

Nurse
Chronic Town

Nurse Crotchet
The Three Stooges

Faith Matheson
The Grudge

Waitress
Project: ALF

Meredith
Herbert West: Reanimator

Muriel Miller
Mountain Top

Angela Anderson
Darkness Falls

Kate Hammond
The Final Wish

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

Repeat Nanny
Corrina, Corrina

Makeup Babe
Stuck on You

Nurse Adele
My Sister's Keeper

Kate
The Long Riders

Exotic Car Driver
Cellular

Dr. Sutton
Jewtopia

Violet
Goldberg - P.I.

Joyce
Room for Rent

Self
They Bite!: The Making of Critters

Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter

Griselda
Gothic Harvest

Jerrie Wolf
Waffle Hut

Cousins
Los Angeles Overnight

Mama
Get Gone

Ruth
Dreamkatcher

The Vagabond
The Voices

Samantha Jones
Confessions of an Action Star

Mrs. Caleron
Me, Myself & Irene

Lou Anne
American Cowslip

Phyliis Cardell
Trial by Fire

Debbie
Matchmaker Santa

Propaganda Officer
The Running Man

Mrs. Wylder
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

Receptionist at Haven
Alone in the Dark

The Land of the Astronauts

Meemaw
Dead of Nowhere 3D

Herself
The Horror Crowd

Before Memory

Edith Cranston
The Call

Lisa's Nurse
Living Out Loud

Lady Bum
Ambition

Willow
Piggy Banks

Self
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Employment Office Clerk
Extreme Prejudice

PTA Parent #3
Pump Up the Volume

The Lush
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

Make up Artist
Brain Smasher... A Love Story

Mrs. Bundy
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Sandra
Sex and the Married Woman

Amy
A Secret Space

Why Me?

Woman Customer
Mistress

Mrs. Flynn
Book of Love

Tequlia
Barely Legal

Sal (archive footage)
Critters 3

Ellen
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

Marge
ManFast

Aunt Dottie
Devoted

House of Abraham

Self
1000 Women in Horror

The Bench

Mrs. Rawlings
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue

Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
182
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-10-12
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Linda "Lin" Shaye