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