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Lin Shaye
Actor, ProducerBorn October 12, 1943 (81 years)
Lin Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in horror franchises, including Nightmare on Elm Street, Ouija, and Insidious.
Shaye attended the University of Michigan, where she was an Art History major, although acting in as many University productions as possible, including "Bye Bye Birdie" and "On The Town". After U of M, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway.
Shaye attended the University of Michigan, where she was an Art History major, although acting in as many University productions as possible, including "Bye Bye Birdie" and "On The Town". After U of M, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway.
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| 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 Élise 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 | Buster's Mal Heart · as Pauline |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil · as Old Paulina Zander |
| 2016 | Jack Goes Home · as Teresa |
| 2016 | The Midnight Man · as Anna |
| 2016 | Abattoir · as Allie |
| 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 | Ouija · as Paulina Zander |
| 2014 | Grace · as Helen |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 | Homo Erectus · as Museum Guide |
| 2007 | Kush · as Susan |
| 2007 | On the Lot (TV Series) · as Neighbor - 'time Upon A Once' |
| 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 | Boat Trip · as Sonya The Coach |
| 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 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Secretary |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Smoking Female Prisoner |
| 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 |