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Lin Shaye
Actor, ProducerBorn October 12, 1943 (82 years)
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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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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Lin Shaye Filmography
| 2026 | Untitled Sony/Blumhouse Insidious · as Elise Rainier |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | The Last Stand of Ellen Cole · as Ellen |
| 2024 | Common Side Effects (TV Series) · as Sonia (voice) |
| 2023 | Insidious: The Red Door · as Elise Rainier |
| 2022 | We Are Gathered Here Today · as Jean Cole |
| 2022 | Frank and Penelope · as Ophelia |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman · as Mrs. Bundy |
| 2020 | The Call · as Edith Cranston |
| 2020 | Bite Size Halloween (TV Series) · as Kane |
| 2020 | Max Reload and the Nether Blasters · as Mrs. Wylder |
| 2020 | Darkness Falls · as Angela Anderson |
| 2020 | The Voices · as The Vagabond |
| 2020 | Dreamkatcher · as Ruth |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (TV Series) · as Dottie Minter |
| 2019 | The Grudge · as Faith Matheson |
| 2019 | Ambition · as Lady Bum |
| 2019 | Get Gone · as Mama |
| 2019 | Room for Rent · as Joyce |
| 2018 | The Final Wish · as Kate Hammond |
| 2018 | Herbert West: Reanimator · as Meredith |
| 2018 | Gothic Harvest · as Griselda |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Overnight · as Cousins |
| 2018 | Insidious: The Last Key · as Elise Rainier |
| 2017 | The Black Room · as Miss Black |
| 2017 | All About the Money · as Mrs. Womack |
| 2017 | Grow House · as Mrs. Gilliam |
| 2017 | Mountain Top · as Muriel Miller |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil · as Old Paulina Zander |
| 2016 | Jack Goes Home · as Teresa |
| 2016 | The Midnight Man · as Anna |
| 2016 | Buster's Mal Heart · as Pauline |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Texas Heart · as Mrs. Smith |
| 2016 | Director's Cut · as Captain Wheeler |
| 2016 | American Gothic (2016) (TV Series) · as Lila |
| 2016 | Still the King (TV Series) · as Ruthie |
| 2015 | Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves · as Helen Keller |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween · as Lynn's Mother |
| 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 · as Elise Rainier |
| 2015 | Don Quixote · as The Grand Lady |
| 2014 | Grace · as Helen |
| 2014 | Ouija · as Paulina Zander |
| 2014 | Lost Time · as Mysterious Woman |
| 2014 | The Signal · as Mirabelle |
| 2013 | All American Christmas Carol · as Barbara Belnap |
| 2013 | Big Ass Spider! · as Mrs. Jefferson |
| 2013 | Insidious: Chapter 2 · as Elise Rainier |
| 2013 | Crazy Kind of Love · as Denise Mack |
| 2013 | Kroll Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2013 | Insidious: Spectral Sightings (TV Series) · as Elise |
| 2012 | Noobz · as Mrs. Theodore |
| 2012 | EastSiders (TV Series) · as Diane |
| 2012 | Life's an Itch · as Gloria |
| 2012 | Matchmaker Santa · as Debbie |
| 2012 | FDR: American Badass! · as Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 2012 | 3 Days of Normal · as May |
| 2012 | Finding Ms. Right · as Dr. Sutton |
| 2012 | Dr. 420 · as Dr. 420 |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges · as Nurse Crotchet |
| 2011 | Rosewood Lane · as Mrs. Hawthorne |
| 2011 | Chillerama · as Baglady / Nurse Maleva |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy · as Dody |
| 2011 | Losing Control · as Dolores |
| 2011 | Take Me Home · as Jill |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Goldberg - P.I. · as Violet |
| 2011 | Black Velvet · as Pool Lady |
| 2011 | Red & Blue Marbles · as Janitor |
| 2011 | Brave New World · as Kathy |
| 2010 | Farewell Mr. Kringle · as Zelda |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Sex Tax: Based on a True Story · as Lydia Friedman |
| 2010 | Next Stop Murder · as Detective Reeson |
| 2010 | Insidious · as Elise Rainier |
| 2010 | 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams · as Granny Boone |
| 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night · as Phyllis Ryan |
| 2010 | Pickin' & Grinnin' · as Bonnie Johnson |
| 2010 | The Penthouse · as Frances |
| 2010 | Killer by Nature · as Leona |
| 2009 | Dark Moon Rising · as Sunny |
| 2009 | Stuntmen · as Bumble Jackson |
| 2009 | American Cowslip · as Lou Anne |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper · as Nurse Adele |
| 2008 | Chronic Town · as Nurse |
| 2008 | Asylum · as String's Mother |
| 2008 | Killer Pad · as Marge |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) · as Leslie Donovan |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Mrs. Taylor |
| 2007 | Chasing Robert · as Martha The Bookie |
| 2007 | The Election · as The Wife |
| 2007 | Homo Erectus · as Museum Guide |
| 2007 | Kush · as Susan |
| 2007 | On the Lot (TV Series) · as Neighbor - 'time Upon A Once' |
| 2007 | On the Lot · as Various |
| 2006 | Pledge This! · as Miss Prin |
| 2006 | Driftwood · as Nancy Forrester |
| 2006 | Surf School · as Larry's Mom |
| 2006 | Down the P.C.H. · as Wendy O'hara |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane · as Grace |
| 2006 | Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror · as Clara |
| 2006 | Bachelor Party Vegas · as Cassandra |
| 2006 | Hoboken Hollow · as Mrs. Brodrick |
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold · as Jeannie |
| 2005 | Jesus, Mary and Joey · as Lulu |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl (TV Series) · as Paul's Mom |
| 2005 | 2001 Maniacs · as Granny Boone |
| 2005 | Drop Dead Sexy · as Ma Muzzy |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star · as Samantha Jones |
| 2005 | Hate Crime · as Kathleen Slansky |
| 2005 | Born Killers · as Willow |
| 2004 | The Hillside Strangler · as Jenny Buono |
| 2004 | Cellular · as Exotic Car Driver |
| 2004 | A Cinderella Story · as Mrs. Wells |
| 2004 | Cross Bronx · as Barbara Green |
| 2004 | The Almost Guys · as Repo Boss |
| 2003 | Stuck on You · as Makeup Babe |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd · as Margie |
| 2003 | Barely Legal · as Tequlia |
| 2003 | Holding Out · as Marge |
| 2002 | Who's Your Daddy? · as Ms. Harding |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Man of the Year · as Flora |
| 2001 | Wish You Were Dead · as Jinny Macintosh |
| 2001 | Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father · as Elise |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Leather Lauren |
| 2001 | Say It Isn't So · as Nurse Bautista |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Magda |
| 2000 | Attention Shoppers · as Libby |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene · as Mrs. Caleron |
| 1999 | Detroit Rock City · as Mrs. Bruce |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud · as Lisa's Nurse |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cooper |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary · as Magda |
| 1998 | Breakfast with Einstein · as Miss Desmond |
| 1998 | Behind the Zipper with Magda · as Magda |
| 1997 | Trading Favors · as Darla |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1997 | Dads · as Waitress |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing · as The Madame |
| 1996 | Arli$$ (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1996 | Kingpin · as Landlady |
| 1996 | Project: ALF · as Waitress |
| 1995 | The Nature of the Beast · as Carol Powell |
| 1995 | Trial by Fire · as Phyliis Cardell |
| 1995 | Sketch Artist II: Hands That See · as Bonnie |
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber · as Mrs. Neugeboren |
| 1994 | New Nightmare · as Nurse With Pills |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 1994 | Corrina, Corrina · as Repeat Nanny |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life (TV Series) · as Parent #2 |
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance · as Foreman #2 |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · as Rubber Rose Maid |
| 1993 | Brain Smasher... A Love Story · as Make Up Artist |
| 1993 | Amityville: A New Generation · as Nurse Turner |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Anne |
| 1993 | The Hidden II · as Carol Miller |
| 1993 | Torch Song · as Teamster |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts · as Operator |
| 1993 | The Temp · as Rosemary |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 · as Witness |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets · as Celeste |
| 1991 | Critters 3 · as Sal (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Pump Up the Volume · as Pta Parent #3 |
| 1990 | Book of Love · as Mrs. Flynn |
| 1989 | Life Goes On (TV Series) · as Parent #2 |
| 1988 | Lucky Stiff · as Bratty Kid's Mom |
| 1988 | Critters 2 · as Sal |
| 1987 | The Running Man · as Propaganda Officer |
| 1987 | The Hidden · as Carol Miller |
| 1987 | Mistress · as Woman Customer |
| 1987 | Slam Dance · as Librarian |
| 1987 | My Demon Lover · as Anemic Counter Girl |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice · as Employment Office Clerk |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as Kate Simmons (segment "chameleon") |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Journalist At Rally |
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street · as Teacher |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? (TV Series) · as Mrs. Padnick |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Lila Barnes |
| 1984 | Summer Fantasy · as Woman On Beach |
| 1984 | |
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark · as Receptionist At Haven |
| 1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again · as Nurse With Telegram |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Smoking Female Prisoner |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Secretary |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as Kate |
| 1979 | The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal · as Freida |
| 1978 | Goin' South · as Parasol Lady |
| 1977 | Sex and the Married Woman · as Sandra |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) · as Band Member |
| 1975 | Hester Street · as Whore |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Living with Chucky · as Self |
| 2021 | Behind The Monsters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Horror Crowd · as Self |
| 2020 | The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2020 | Dead Talk Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | HBO na CCXP · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2008 | Starz Inside: In the Gutter · as Self |
| 2006 | Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Backstory (2000) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | House of Abraham · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Last Stand of Ellen Cole · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Dreamkatcher · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Room for Rent · as Co-Producer |