Lin 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).
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Acting (169 movies)
Snakes on a Plane
2006
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
There's Something About Mary
1998
Critters 2
1988
Surf School
2006
Critters
1986
2001 Maniacs
2005
Say It Isn't So
2001
Kingpin
1996
Dead End
2003
New Nightmare
1994
Amityville: A New Generation
1993
Hate Crime
2005
Surf School
2006
The Hidden
1987
Detroit Rock City
1999
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
Last Man Standing
1996
Who's Your Daddy?
2004
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010
Frank and Penelope
2022
Trading Favors
1997
Killer by Nature
2010
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Hoboken Hollow
2006
The Temp
1993
Insidious
2011
Pines
2022
Next Stop Murder
2010
Contagion
2002
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
Take Me Home
2011
FDR: American Badass!
2012
The Election
2007
Three of Hearts
1993
Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010
Chasing Robert
2007
Sedona
2011
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
Big Ass Spider!
2013
Doggie Heaven
2008
3 Days of Normal
2012
All American Christmas Carol
2013
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979
The Signal
2014
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022
Living with Chucky
2022
Chillerama
2011
Drop Dead Sexy
2005
Summer Fantasy
1984
I Was a Teenage Werebear
2011
Life's an Itch
2012
Rosewood Lane
2011
The Almost Guys
2004
Goin' South
1978
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
2018
Lost Time
2014
Grace
2014
Noobz
2013
Grow House
2017
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
Homo Erectus
2007
Brewster's Millions
1985
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
Remote
2022
Ouija
2014
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
2015
Tales of Halloween
2015
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
Director's Cut
2016
Roadside Prophets
1992
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
The Penthouse
2010
Unbeatable Harold
2006
Boat Trip
2002
Jack Goes Home
2016
Hester Street
1975
Buster's Mal Heart
2017
Scared to Death
2024
Abattoir
2016
Breakfast with Einstein
1998
Texas Heart
2016
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
Attention Shoppers
2000
Stuntmen
2009
Stillwatch
1987
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Nature of the Beast
1995
Lucky Stiff
1988
My Demon Lover
1987
Pledge This!
2007
Killer Pad
2008
Dark Moon Rising
2009
The Hillside Strangler
2004
The Black Room
2017
Driftwood
2006
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamkatcher | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Scared to Death | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| The Last Stand of Ellen Cole | 2024 | Executive Producer |