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Lin Shaye
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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 scre…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Insidious: Out of the Further
Movie Elise Rainier
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2026
Scared to Death
Movie Max
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2025
1000 Women in Horror
Movie Self
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2025
House of Abraham
Movie
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2025
Common Side Effects
TV show Sonia (voice)
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2024
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
Movie Ellen
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2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Movie Elise Rainier
- 2022
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2022
Remote
Movie Kane
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2022
We Are Gathered Here Today
Movie Jean Cole
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2022
Living with Chucky
Movie Self
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2022
The Quarry: Movie Mode
Movie Constance Hackett
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2022
Frank and Penelope
Movie Ophelia
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2022
Pines
Movie Julie (voice)
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2021
Behind the Monsters
TV show Self
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2021
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Movie Mrs. Bundy
More credits
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2020
The Call
Movie Edith Cranston
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2020
The Horror Crowd
Movie Self
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2020
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Movie Mrs. Wylder
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2020
The Voices
Movie The Vagabond
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2020
Dreamkatcher
Movie Ruth
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2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TV show Dottie Minter
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2020
Dead Talk Live
TV show Self - Guest
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2020
Darkness Falls
Movie Angela Anderson
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2019
The Grudge
Movie Faith Matheson
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2019
Gothic Harvest
Movie Griselda
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2019
Ambition
Movie Lady Bum
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2019
Get Gone
Movie Mama
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2019
Room for Rent
Movie Joyce
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2019
The Final Wish
Movie Kate Hammond
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2018
Herbert West: Reanimator
Movie Meredith
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2018
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
Movie Self
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2018
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
Movie Self
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2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV show Self
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2018
Los Angeles Overnight
Movie Cousins
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2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Movie Elise Rainier
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2017
All About the Money
Movie Mrs. Womack
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2017
Buster's Mal Heart
Movie Pauline
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2017
The Black Room
Movie Miss Black
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2017
Grow House
Movie Mrs. Gilliam
