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