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Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Birthday: 1943-10-12 | Place of Birth: 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 (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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Scared to Death

as    Max

2024
Insidious: Chapter 2

as    Elise Rainier

2024
2023
Insidious: The Red Door

as    Elise Rainier

2022
We Are Gathered Here Today

as    Jean Cole

2022
Pines

as    Julie (voice)

2022
Frank and Penelope

as    Ophelia

2021
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

as    Mrs. Bundy

2021
Behind the Monsters

as    Self

2020
Darkness Falls

as    Angela Anderson

2020
The Call

as    Edith Cranston

2020
The Grudge

as    Faith Matheson

2020
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

as    Mrs. Wylder

2020
Dreamkatcher

as    Ruth

2020
The Horror Crowd

as    Self

2020
Dead Talk Live

as    Self - Guest

2020
The Voices

as    The Vagabond

2019
Gothic Harvest

as    Griselda

2019
Room for Rent

as    Joyce

2019
The Final Wish

as    Kate Hammond

2019
Ambition

as    Lady Bum

2019
Get Gone

as    Mama

2018
The Midnight Man

as    Anna

2018
Director's Cut

as    Captain Wheeler

2018
Insidious: The Last Key

as    Elise Rainier