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… Read more
Known for Insidious 2011 Dumb and Dumber 1994 A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 There's Something About Mary 1998 ★ 6.5 Insidious: Out of the Further 2026
Elise Rainier Series ★ 8.5 Common Side Effects 2025
Sonia (voice) ★ 8.2 The Last Stand of Ellen Cole 2024
Ellen ★ 6.5 Insidious: The Red Door 2023
Elise Rainier ★ 7.4 Frank and Penelope 2022
Ophelia ★ 6.6 Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman 2021
Mrs. Bundy ★ 5.4 Darkness Falls 2020
Angela Anderson ★ 5.2 Dreamkatcher 2020
Ruth ★ 5.4 The Voices 2020
The Vagabond ★ 5.8 Max Reload and the Nether Blasters 2020
Mrs. Wylder ★ 5.4 The Call 2020
Edith Cranston Series ★ 6.8 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 2020
Dottie Minter ★ 5.4 The Grudge 2019
Faith Matheson ★ 5 The Final Wish 2019
Kate Hammond ★ 6.4 Room for Rent 2019
Joyce ★ 6.3 Insidious: The Last Key 2018
Elise Rainier ★ 6.1 Buster's Mal Heart 2017
Pauline ★ 3.7 The Black Room 2017
Miss Black ★ 5.4 All About the Money 2017
Mrs. Womack ★ 6 Director's Cut 2016
Captain Wheeler ★ 5.2 Jack Goes Home 2016
Teresa ★ 4.5 Abattoir 2016
Allie ★ 6.2 Ouija: Origin of Evil 2016
Old Paulina Zander ★ 5.8 The Midnight Man 2016
Anna ★ 6.3 Insidious: Chapter 3 2015
Elise Rainier ★ 5.7 Tales of Halloween 2015
Lynn's Mother ★ 5.4 Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha 2015
The Grand Lady ★ 6 The Signal 2014
Mirabelle ★ 3.3 Lost Time 2014
Mysterious Woman ★ 5 Grace 2014
Helen ★ 5.1 Ouija 2014
Paulina Zander ★ 6.7 Insidious: Chapter 2 2013
Elise Rainier ★ 5.4 Crazy Kind of Love 2013
Denise Mack ★ 5.6 Big Ass Spider! 2013
Mrs. Jefferson ★ 4.2 All American Christmas Carol 2013
Barbara Belnap ★ 5.8 Noobz 2013
Mrs. Theodore ★ 5.1 FDR: American Badass! 2012
Eleanor Roosevelt ★ 5.8 The Three Stooges 2012
Nurse Crotchet ★ 4.7 Jewtopia 2012
Dr. Sutton ★ 5.7 Matchmaker Santa 2012
Debbie Series ★ 6.3 EastSiders 2012
Diane ★ 7 Insidious 2011
Elise Rainier ★ 6.5 Take Me Home 2011
Jill ★ 5.7 Chillerama 2011
Baglady / Nurse Maleva ★ 4.7 Rosewood Lane 2011
Mrs. Hawthorne ★ 5.9 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy 2011
Dody ★ 3.8 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams 2010
Granny Boone ★ 3.4 The Penthouse 2010
Frances ★ 5.2 Small Town Saturday Night 2010
Phyllis Ryan ★ 4.5 Dark Moon Rising 2009
Sunny ★ 7.4 My Sister's Keeper 2009
Nurse Adele ★ 3.8 Killer Pad 2008
Marge ★ 4.1 Asylum 2008
String's Mother ★ 4 Homo Erectus 2007
Museum Guide ★ 2.9 Pledge This! 2007
Miss Prin Series ★ 7.5 Private Practice 2007
Mrs. Taylor ★ 5.5 Snakes on a Plane 2006
Grace ★ 2.8 Surf School 2006
Larry's Mom ★ 4.8 Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 2006
Clara ★ 3.8 Hoboken Hollow 2006
Mrs. Brodrick ★ 4.9 Bachelor Party Vegas 2006
Cassandra ★ 4.5 Driftwood 2006
Nancy Forrester ★ 5.4 2001 Maniacs 2005
Granny Boone ★ 5.7 Hate Crime 2005
Kathleen Slansky ★ 4.9 Drop Dead Sexy 2005
Ma Muzzy ★ 5.3 Born Killers 2005
Willow Series ★ 7.7 My Name Is Earl 2005
Paul's Mom ★ 4.9 Who's Your Daddy? 2004
Ms. Harding ★ 5.1 The Hillside Strangler 2004
Jenny Buono ★ 6.6 A Cinderella Story 2004
Mrs. Wells ★ 6.4 Cellular 2004
Exotic Car Driver ★ 6.4 Dead End 2003
Laura Harrington ★ 4.2 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd 2003
Margie ★ 5.4 Stuck on You 2003
Makeup Babe ★ 5.9 Barely Legal 2003
Tequlia ★ 5.2 Boat Trip 2002
Sonya the Coach ★ 4.8 Say It Isn't So 2001
Nurse Bautista Series ★ 7.2 Crossing Jordan 2001
Leather Lauren ★ 6.6 Me, Myself & Irene 2000
Mrs. Caleron ★ 6.8 Detroit Rock City 1999
Mrs. Bruce ★ 6.6 There's Something About Mary 1998
Magda ★ 6 Living Out Loud 1998
Lisa's Nurse Series ★ 7.2 Becker 1998
Mrs. Cooper ★ 6.5 Kingpin 1996
Landlady ★ 6.4 Last Man Standing 1996
The Madame ★ 6 Project: ALF 1996
Waitress ★ 5.9 Nature of the Beast 1995
Carol Powell ★ 6 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See 1995
Bonnie ★ 6.5 Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994
Nurse with Pills ★ 4.3 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994
Rubber Rose Maid ★ 6.7 Dumb and Dumber 1994
Mrs. Neugeboren ★ 6.7 Corrina, Corrina 1994
Repeat Nanny Series ★ 7.8 ER 1994
Margaret Series ★ 7.7 My So-Called Life 1994
Parent #2 ★ 4.3 Amityville: A New Generation 1993
Nurse Turner ★ 4.8 The Temp 1993
Rosemary ★ 4.9 Three of Hearts 1993
Operator ★ 6.1 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 1993
Witness ★ 5.2 Brain Smasher... A Love Story 1993
Make up Artist ★ 3.8 The Hidden II 1993
Carol Miller (archive footage) Series ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993
Anne ★ 5.6 Roadside Prophets 1992
Celeste ★ 5.3 Critters 3 1991
Sal (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Pump Up the Volume 1990
PTA Parent #3 Series ★ 6.7 Life Goes On 1989
Parent #2 ★ 6.3 Critters 2 1988
Sal ★ 6.9 The Hidden 1987
Carol Miller ★ 5.3 My Demon Lover 1987
Anemic Counter Girl ★ 4.9 Slam Dance 1987
Librarian ★ 6.5 The Running Man 1987
Propaganda Officer ★ 6.3 Extreme Prejudice 1987
Employment Office Clerk ★ 6.5 Critters 1986
Sally ★ 6.6 Brewster's Millions 1985
Journalist at Rally Series ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon") ★ 7.4 A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
Teacher Series ★ 7.4 Who's the Boss? 1984
Mrs. Padnick Series ★ 7.4 Highway to Heaven 1984
Lila Barnes ★ 5 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again 1982
Nurse with Telegram ★ 5.8 Alone in the Dark 1982
Receptionist at Haven Series ★ 6.9 Cagney & Lacey 1982
Secretary Series ★ 5.5 Falcon Crest 1981
Smoking Female Prisoner ★ 6.6 The Long Riders 1980
Kate ★ 5.8 Goin' South 1978
Parasol Lady Series ★ 6.2 Eight Is Enough 1977
Band Member ★ 6.3 Hester Street 1975
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