
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 |