Lin Shaye
Born October 12, 1943 (Age: 82)
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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). 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.
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).
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Filmography
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
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as Elise Rainier
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Age: 79
The Call
2020
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as Edith Cranston
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Age: 77
Dreamkatcher
2020
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as Ruth
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Age: 76
The Grudge
2019
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as Faith Matheson
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Age: 76
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
2018
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as Self
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Age: 75
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
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as Elise Rainier
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Age: 74
Buster's Mal Heart
2017
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as Pauline
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Age: 73
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
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as Old Paulina Zander
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Age: 73
Tales of Halloween
2015
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as Lynn's Mother
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Age: 72
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
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as Elise Rainier
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Age: 71
Ouija
2014
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as Paulina Zander
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Age: 71
The Signal
2014
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as Mirabelle
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Age: 70
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
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as Elise Rainier
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Age: 69
The Three Stooges
2012
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as Nurse Crotchet
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Age: 68
Waffle Hut
2012
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as Jerrie Wolf
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Age: 68
Insidious
2011
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as Elise Rainier
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Age: 67
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
2010
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as Mrs. Rawlings
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Age: 66
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2010
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as The Lush
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Age: 66
My Sister's Keeper
2009
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as Nurse Adele
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Age: 65
Chasing Robert
2007
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as Martha the Bookie
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Age: 63
Homo Erectus
2007
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as Museum Guide
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Age: 63
Pledge This!
2007
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as Miss Prin
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Age: 63
Driftwood
2006
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as Nancy Forrester
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Age: 63
Snakes on a Plane
2006
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as Grace
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Age: 62
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
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as Clara
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Age: 62
Hate Crime
2005
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as Kathleen Slansky
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Age: 61
Cellular
2004
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as Exotic Car Driver
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Age: 60
A Cinderella Story
2004
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as Mrs. Wells
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Age: 60
The Almost Guys
2004
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as Repo Boss
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Age: 60
Dead End
2003
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as Laura Harrington
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Age: 60
Stuck on You
2003
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as Makeup Babe
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Age: 60
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
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as Margie
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Age: 59
ManFast
2003
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as Marge
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Age: 59
Boat Trip
2002
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as Sonya the Coach
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Age: 58
Wish You Were Dead
2002
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as Jinny Macintosh
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Age: 58
Contagion
2002
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as Laura Crowley
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Age: 58
No Image
A Letter from My Father
2001
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as Elise
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Age: 58
Say It Isn't So
2001
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as Nurse Bautista
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Age: 57
No Image
Without Charlie
2001
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as
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Age: 57
Attention Shoppers
2000
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as Libby
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Age: 56
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
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as Mrs. Caleron
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Age: 56
Detroit Rock City
1999
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as Mrs. Bruce
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Age: 55
Living Out Loud
1998
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as Lisa's Nurse
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Age: 55
There's Something About Mary
1998
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as Magda
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Age: 54
Breakfast with Einstein
1998
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as Miss Desmond
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Age: 54
Trading Favors
1997
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as Darla
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Age: 53
Last Man Standing
1996
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as The Madame
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Age: 52
Kingpin
1996
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as Landlady
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Age: 52
Project: ALF
1996
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as Waitress
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Age: 52
Dumb and Dumber
1994
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as Mrs. Neugeboren
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Age: 51
New Nightmare
1994
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as Nurse with Pills
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Age: 51
Corrina, Corrina
1994
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as Repeat Nanny
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Age: 50
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
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as Foreman #2
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Age: 50
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
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as Make up Artist
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Age: 50
Amityville: A New Generation
1993
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as Nurse Turner
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Age: 49
Three of Hearts
1993
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as Operator
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Age: 49
The Temp
1993
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as Rosemary
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Age: 49
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
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as Witness
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Age: 49
Roadside Prophets
1992
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as Celeste
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Age: 48
Critters 3
1991
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as Sal (archive footage)
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Age: 48
Pump Up the Volume
1990
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as PTA Parent #3
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Age: 46
Book of Love
1990
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as Mrs. Flynn
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Age: 46
Lucky Stiff
1988
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as Bratty Kid's Mom
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Age: 45
Critters 2
1988
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as Sal
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Age: 44
The Running Man
1987
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as Propaganda Officer
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Age: 44
The Hidden
1987
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as Carol Miller
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Age: 44
Mistress
1987
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as Woman Customer
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Age: 43
Slam Dance
1987
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as Librarian
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Age: 43
My Demon Lover
1987
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as Anemic Counter Girl
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Age: 43
Stillwatch
1987
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as
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Age: 43
Critters
1986
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as Sally
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Age: 42
Brewster's Millions
1985
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as Journalist at Rally
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Age: 41
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
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as Teacher
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Age: 41
No Image
A Cry for Love
1980
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as
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Age: 37
The Long Riders
1980
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as Kate
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Age: 36
Goin' South
1978
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as Parasol Lady
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Age: 34
A Secret Space
1977
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as Amy
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Age: 34
Sex and the Married Woman
1977
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as Sandra
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Age: 33