LIN SHAYE

Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: October 12, 1943
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 (2019), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2026).

Filmography

Starring

Mrs. Taylor
Elise Rainier
Netter
Sonia (voice)
Constance Hackett
TBA·
Devoted
Aunt Dottie
Elise Rainier
Elise Rainier
Miss Black
2022·
Remote
Kane
Pauline
Mrs. Gilliam
Old Paulina Zander
Mrs. Smith
2016·
Abattoir
Allie
Teresa
Captain Wheeler
Lynn's Mother
Elise Rainier
2014·
Ouija
Paulina Zander
2014·
Grace
Helen
2014·
Lost Time
Mysterious Woman
2013·
Noobz
Mrs. Theodore
Gloria
Mrs. Hawthorne
Frances
Bonnie Johnson
Sunny
2009·
Stuntmen
Bumble Jackson
Marge
Miss Prin
Museum Guide
Jeannie
Cassandra
Ma Muzzy
Jenny Buono
Repo Boss
2002·
Boat Trip
Sonya the Coach
Miss Desmond
Carol Powell
Celeste
Bratty Kid's Mom
Anemic Counter Girl
Journalist at Rally
Woman on Beach
Nurse with Telegram
Parasol Lady
Whore
TBA·
Carrier
Joan Pierson
2022·
Pines
Julie (voice)
Denise Mack
The Aunt (voice)
Ophelia
Self - Guest
2020·
The Call
Edith Cranston
The Vagabond
Ruth
Angela Anderson
2019·
Ambition
Lady Bum
2019·
Get Gone
Mama
Griselda
Joyce
Kate Hammond
Faith Matheson
Muriel Miller
Mrs. Womack
Mirabelle
Barbara Belnap
Mrs. Jefferson
Elise Rainier
Diane
Debbie
Jerrie Wolf
2012·
Jewtopia
Dr. Sutton
Nurse Crotchet
Eleanor Roosevelt
Violet
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
2011·
Sedona
Claire
Jill
2011·
Insidious
Elise Rainier
The Lush
Phyllis Ryan
Detective Reeson
Leona
Lou Anne
Nurse Adele
Nurse
2008·
Asylum
String's Mother
Woman
Martha the Bookie
The Wife
2006·
Driftwood
Nancy Forrester
Wendy O'Hara
Mrs. Brodrick
Larry's Mom
Paul's Mom
Willow
Samantha Jones
Kathleen Slansky
Granny Boone
2004·
Cellular
Exotic Car Driver
Mrs. Wells
Ms. Harding
2003·
ManFast
Marge
Tequlia
Makeup Babe
2003·
Dead End
Laura Harrington
Jinny Macintosh
2002·
Contagion
Laura Crowley
Leather Lauren
Nurse Bautista
Mrs. Caleron
Mrs. Bruce
1998·
Becker
Mrs. Cooper
Lisa's Nurse
Darla
1996·
Arli$$
Shurja
Waitress
The Madame
1996·
Kingpin
Landlady
Phyliis Cardell
Parent #2
1994·
ER
Margaret
Repeat Nanny
Mrs. Neugeboren
Rubber Rose Maid
Nurse with Pills
1993·
Frasier
Anne
Make up Artist
Operator
1993·
The Temp
Rosemary
Sal (archive footage)
Mrs. Flynn
PTA Parent #3
Parent #2
Sal
1987·
Mistress
Woman Customer
Employment Office Clerk
Propaganda Officer
Librarian
Carol Miller
1986·
Critters
Sally
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
Lila Barnes
Mrs. Padnick
1984·
Why Me?
Secretary
Receptionist at Haven
Smoking Female Prisoner
Kate
Band Member

Production

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