Lin Shaye
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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 (2019), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2026). 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.
Known for
Credits
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)
as Ellen
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
as Teacher
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
as Elise Rainier
A Cinderella Story (2004)
as Mrs. Wells
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Insidious (2011)
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
as Elise Rainier
The Running Man (1987)
as Propaganda Officer
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
as Elise Rainier
There's Something About Mary (1998)
as Magda
Frank and Penelope (2022)
as Ophelia
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
as Mrs. Caleron
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as Nurse with Pills
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
as Elise Rainier
The Signal (2014)
as Mirabelle
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
as Grace
Cellular (2004)
as Exotic Car Driver
The Three Stooges (2012)
as Nurse Crotchet
Critters 2 (1988)
as Sal
Ouija (2014)
as Paulina Zander
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
as Old Paulina Zander
The Grudge (2019)
as Faith Matheson
Boat Trip (2002)
as Sonya the Coach
Brewster's Millions (1985)
as Journalist at Rally
Kingpin (1996)
as Landlady
Critters (1986)
as Sally
Chillerama (2011)
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
The Hidden (1987)
as Carol Miller
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
as Nurse Adele
2001 Maniacs (2005)
as Granny Boone
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
as Margie
Barely Legal (2003)
as Tequlia
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as Witness
Stuck on You (2003)
as Makeup Babe
Critters 3 (1991)
as Sal (archive footage)
Last Man Standing (1996)
as The Madame
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
as PTA Parent #3
Dead End (2003)
as Laura Harrington
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Mrs. Bruce
Project: ALF (1996)
as Waitress
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
as Dody
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
as Repeat Nanny
Goin' South (1978)
as Parasol Lady
The Long Riders (1980)
as Kate
The Call (2020)
as Edith Cranston
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Employment Office Clerk
My Demon Lover (1987)
as Anemic Counter Girl
Say It Isn't So (2001)
as Nurse Bautista
The Temp (1993)
as Rosemary
Abattoir (2016)
as Allie
Mountain Top (2017)
as Muriel Miller
Homo Erectus (2007)
as Museum Guide
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
Pledge This! (2007)
as Miss Prin
Scared to Death (2026)
as Max
The Black Room (2017)
as Miss Black
The Midnight Man (2016)
as Anna
Rosewood Lane (2011)
as Mrs. Hawthorne
Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
as Ma Muzzy
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Clara
Take Me Home (2011)
as Jill
Grace (2014)
as Helen
Surf School (2006)
as Larry's Mom
Big Ass Spider! (2013)
as Mrs. Jefferson
American Cowslip (2009)
as Lou Anne
Book of Love (1990)
as Mrs. Flynn
Tales of Halloween (2015)
as Lynn's Mother
Slam Dance (1987)
as Librarian
Alone in the Dark (1982)
as Receptionist at Haven
Grow House (2017)
as Mrs. Gilliam
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as Samantha Jones
Darkness Falls (2020)
as Angela Anderson
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
as Granny Boone
The Final Wish (2019)
as Kate Hammond
Dreamkatcher (2020)
as Ruth
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
as Mrs. Bundy
Lost Time (2014)
as Mysterious Woman
Killer Pad (2008)
as Marge
The Penthouse (2010)
as Frances
Thread: An Insidious Tale (—)
as Elise Rainier
Asylum (2008)
as String's Mother
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Lisa's Nurse
Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
as Cassandra
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Celeste
Buster's Mal Heart (2017)
as Pauline
Stillwatch (1987)
Actor
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
as Ms. Harding
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
as Nurse with Telegram
Noobz (2013)
as Mrs. Theodore
Hate Crime (2005)
as Kathleen Slansky
Trading Favors (1997)
as Darla
Born Killers (2005)
as Willow
Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
as Phyllis Ryan
Mascotland (—)
Actor
Living with Chucky (2022)
as Self
Jewtopia (2012)
as Dr. Sutton
Why Me? (1984)
Actor
Hoboken Hollow (2006)
as Mrs. Brodrick
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
as Make up Artist
Crazy Kind of Love (2013)
as Denise Mack
Room for Rent (2019)
as Joyce
The Voices (2020)
as The Vagabond
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
as Rubber Rose Maid
Three of Hearts (1993)
as Operator
Hester Street (1975)
as Whore
All About the Money (2017)
as Mrs. Womack
Jack Goes Home (2016)
as Teresa
House of Abraham (2025)
Actor
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Eleanor Roosevelt
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
as Self
Trial by Fire (1995)
as Phyliis Cardell
Breakfast with Einstein (1998)
as Miss Desmond
Nature of the Beast (1995)
as Carol Powell
Wish You Were Dead (2002)
as Jinny Macintosh
Sedona (2011)
as Claire
Texas Heart (2016)
as Mrs. Smith
Chronic Town (2008)
as Nurse
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)
as The Grand Lady
The Hillside Strangler (2004)
as Jenny Buono
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1994)
as Inmate
Director's Cut (2016)
as Captain Wheeler
Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
as Nurse Turner
Chasing Robert (2007)
as Martha the Bookie
The Bench (—)
Actor
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes (2007)
as Self
Summer Fantasy (1984)
as Woman on Beach
The Quarry: Movie Mode (2022)
as Constance Hackett
Doggie Heaven (2008)
as Woman
The Horror Crowd (2020)
as Self
Dark Moon Rising (2009)
as Sunny
Stuntmen (2009)
as Bumble Jackson
Contagion (2002)
as Laura Crowley
Next Stop Murder (2010)
as Detective Reeson
Lucky Stiff (1988)
as Bratty Kid's Mom
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
as Bonnie
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)
as Sandra
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane (2006)
as Self
Pines (2022)
as Julie (voice)
Matchmaker Santa (2012)
as Debbie
The Land of the Astronauts (2010)
Actor
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
as Freida
Attention Shoppers (2000)
as Libby
Mistress (1987)
as Woman Customer
A Cry for Love (1980)
Actor
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
as Mrs. Wylder
Ambition (2019)
as Lady Bum
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
as Jeannie
Get Gone (2019)
as Mama
1000 Women in Horror (2025)
as Self
Killer by Nature (2010)
as Leona
Driftwood (2006)
as Nancy Forrester
The Seeding of Sarah Burns (1979)
as 2nd Nurse
Waffle Hut (2012)
as Jerrie Wolf
The Possession at Gladstone Manor (—)
as Nurse
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)
as Foreman #2
ManFast (2003)
as Marge
Life's an Itch (2012)
as Gloria
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama (2010)
as The Lush
Before Memory (—)
Actor
3 Days of Normal (2012)
as May
We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
as Jean Cole
Devoted (—)
as Aunt Dottie
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles (2007)
as Self
All American Christmas Carol (2013)
as Barbara Belnap
Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)
as Zelda
Gothic Harvest (2019)
as Griselda
Pickin' and Grinnin' (2010)
as Bonnie Johnson
I Was a Teenage Werebear (2011)
Actor
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
as Self
Los Angeles Overnight (2018)
as Cousins
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves (2015)
as Helen Keller
Goldberg - P.I. (2011)
as Violet
Herbert West: Reanimator (2018)
as Meredith
Without Charlie (2001)
Actor
The Almost Guys (2004)
as Repo Boss
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' (2007)
as Self
Down the P.C.H. (2006)
as Wendy O'Hara
The Election (2007)
as The Wife
Carrier (—)
as Joan Pierson
A Letter from My Father (2001)
as Elise
Dead of Nowhere 3D (—)
as Meemaw
The Old World (—)
as The Aunt (voice)
Remote (2022)
as Kane
They Bite!: The Making of Critters (2018)
as Self
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue (2010)
as Mrs. Rawlings
A Secret Space (1977)
as Amy
Jackson's Hole (—)
as Netter
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 (2018)
as Self