Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lin Shaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Birthday
    12 October 1943
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
5.478
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.339
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
6.618
Critters 2
Critters 2
6.2
Surf School
Surf School
2.7
Critters
Critters
6.466
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
5.4
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
4.7
Kingpin
Kingpin
6.512
Dead End
Dead End
6.361
New Nightmare
New Nightmare
6.5
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
4.2
Hate Crime
Hate Crime
5.8
Surf School
Surf School
2.7
The Hidden
The Hidden
6.9
Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City
6.743
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
6.4
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.405
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
4.924
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
3.864
Frank and Penelope
Frank and Penelope
7.3
Trading Favors
Trading Favors
4.4
Killer by Nature
Killer by Nature
3.3
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8
Hoboken Hollow
Hoboken Hollow
3.4
The Temp
The Temp
4.6
Insidious
Insidious
6.942
Pines
Pines
8
Next Stop Murder
Next Stop Murder
6.4
Contagion
Contagion
4
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
6.68
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
6.5
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
5.1
The Election
The Election
7
Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
4.9
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Farewell Mr. Kringle
6.5
Chasing Robert
Chasing Robert
2
Sedona
Sedona
5.6
Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love
5.6
Big Ass Spider!
Big Ass Spider!
5.6
Doggie Heaven
Doggie Heaven
5.2
3 Days of Normal
3 Days of Normal
4.3
All American Christmas Carol
All American Christmas Carol
4.2
Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door
6.556
A Letter from My Father
0
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
6
Down the P.C.H.
2.5
The Signal
The Signal
6
We Are Gathered Here Today
We Are Gathered Here Today
6
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky
6.614
Without Charlie
1
Chillerama
Chillerama
5.7
Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy
4.9
Summer Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
5.8
I Was a Teenage Werebear
I Was a Teenage Werebear
6.3
Life's an Itch
Life's an Itch
2
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
4.683
Goin' South
Goin' South
5.832
The Almost Guys
The Almost Guys
6.7
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
4.9
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
0
Lost Time
Lost Time
3.4
Grace
Grace
4.9
Noobz
Noobz
5.9
Grow House
Grow House
6.2
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
7
Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus
3.9
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
6.6
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3
6.3
Remote
Remote
0
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2
Ouija
Ouija
5.148
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
5.1
Tales of Halloween
Tales of Halloween
5.744
A Cry for Love
0
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
6.2
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
6
Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets
5.7
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
5.857
The Penthouse
The Penthouse
3.5
Unbeatable Harold
Unbeatable Harold
3
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
5.292
Jack Goes Home
Jack Goes Home
5.12
Hester Street
Hester Street
6.2
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster's Mal Heart
6.147
Scared to Death
Scared to Death
7
Abattoir
Abattoir
4.5
Breakfast with Einstein
Breakfast with Einstein
2.4
Texas Heart
Texas Heart
4.7
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
6.3
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
4.2
Stuntmen
Stuntmen
3.2
Attention Shoppers
Attention Shoppers
2.5
Stillwatch
Stillwatch
6.5
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.144
Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
4.3
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
4.9
My Demon Lover
My Demon Lover
5.3
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
5.9
Pledge This!
Pledge This!
2.756
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
4
The Hillside Strangler
The Hillside Strangler
4.9
Driftwood
Driftwood
4.3
Asylum
Asylum
4.082
Dark Moon Rising
Dark Moon Rising
4.328
The Black Room
The Black Room
3.8
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
6.6
Small Town Saturday Night
Small Town Saturday Night
5.4
Slam Dance
Slam Dance
4.8
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
5.5
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
5.9
All About the Money
All About the Money
5.5
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.054
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
6.637
Wish You Were Dead
Wish You Were Dead
4.9
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
5.797
Chronic Town
Chronic Town
6
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
5.818
The Grudge
The Grudge
5.4
Project: ALF
Project: ALF
5.887
Herbert West: Reanimator
Herbert West: Reanimator
4.7
Mountain Top
Mountain Top
6.8
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
5.4
The Final Wish
The Final Wish
5.003
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
5.7
Stuck on You
Stuck on You
5.356
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
7.374
The Long Riders
The Long Riders
6.662
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
6.677
Cellular
Cellular
6.393
Jewtopia
Jewtopia
4.6
Goldberg - P.I.
Goldberg - P.I.
0
Room for Rent
Room for Rent
6.3
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
0
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
4.5
Gothic Harvest
Gothic Harvest
3.8
Waffle Hut
Waffle Hut
0
Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight
4.2
Get Gone
Get Gone
4.3
Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher
5.1
The Voices
The Voices
5.3
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
4.1
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene
6.6
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
5.4
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
5.4
Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa
5.8
The Running Man
The Running Man
6.537
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
5.8
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
5.82
Black Limousine
Black Limousine
6.5
The Horror Crowd
The Horror Crowd
6
The Call
The Call
5.5
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
5.9
Ambition
Ambition
4.824
Born Killers
Born Killers
5
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.4
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
7.058
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
6.215
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
0
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
5.274
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
6.566
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.838
Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman
3
A Secret Space
A Secret Space
0
Why Me?
Why Me?
5.4
Mistress
Mistress
3.5
Book of Love
Book of Love
5.6
Barely Legal
Barely Legal
6
Critters 3
Critters 3
5.279
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
7.935
ManFast
ManFast
3.9
House of Abraham
House of Abraham
10
1000 Women in Horror
1000 Women in Horror
6.5
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
1
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Insidious: The Bleeding World
0