Lin Shaye
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieInsidious: Out of the Further
2026
Elise Rainier
tvCommon Side Effects
2025
Sonia (voice)
movieInsidious: The Red Door
2023
Elise Rainier
movieRemote
2022
Kane
movieWe Are Gathered Here Today
2022
Jean Cole
movieThe Quarry: Movie Mode
2022
Constance Hackett
movieFrank and Penelope
2022
Ophelia
moviePines
2022
Julie (voice)
movieTed Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021
Mrs. Bundy
movieThe Call
2020
Edith Cranston
movieMax Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
Mrs. Wylder
movieThe Voices
2020
The Vagabond
tvPenny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Dottie Minter
tvDead Talk Live
2020
Self - Guest
movieDarkness Falls
2020
Angela Anderson
movieThe Grudge
2019
Faith Matheson
movieGothic Harvest
2019
Griselda
movieAmbition
2019
Lady Bum
movieThe Final Wish
2019
Kate Hammond
movieInsidious: The Last Key
2018
Elise Rainier
movieAll About the Money
2017
Mrs. Womack
movieBuster's Mal Heart
2017
Pauline
movieThe Black Room
2017
Miss Black
movieGrow House
2017
Mrs. Gilliam
movieMountain Top
2017
Muriel Miller
movieAbattoir
2016
Allie
movieOuija: Origin of Evil
2016
Old Paulina Zander
movieDirector's Cut
2016
Captain Wheeler
movieTexas Heart
2016
Mrs. Smith
movieJack Goes Home
2016
Teresa
movieTales of Halloween
2015
Lynn's Mother
movieHelen Keller vs. Nightwolves
2015
Helen Keller
movieInsidious: Chapter 3
2015
Elise Rainier
movieGrace
2014
Helen
movieOuija
2014
Paulina Zander
movieLost Time
2014
Mysterious Woman
movieThe Signal
2014
Mirabelle
movieAll American Christmas Carol
2013
Barbara Belnap
movieBig Ass Spider!
2013
Mrs. Jefferson
movieInsidious: Chapter 2
2013
Elise Rainier
movieCrazy Kind of Love
2013
Denise Mack
movieNoobz
2013
Mrs. Theodore
tvEastSiders
2012
Diane
movieLife's an Itch
2012
Gloria
movieFDR: American Badass!
2012
Eleanor Roosevelt
movieJewtopia
2012
Dr. Sutton
movieThe Three Stooges
2012
Nurse Crotchet
movieWaffle Hut
2012
Jerrie Wolf
movieRosewood Lane
2011
Mrs. Hawthorne
movieChillerama
2011
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
movieInsidious
2011
Elise Rainier
movieSedona
2011
Claire
movieGoldberg - P.I.
2011
Violet
movieNext Stop Murder
2010
Detective Reeson
movieThe Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
2010
Mrs. Rawlings
movieSmall Town Saturday Night
2010
Phyllis Ryan
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
Bonnie Johnson
movie2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010
Granny Boone
movieThe Penthouse
2010
Frances
movieVideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2010
The Lush
movieStuntmen
2009
Bumble Jackson
movieAmerican Cowslip
2009
Lou Anne
movieMy Sister's Keeper
2009
Nurse Adele
movieAsylum
2008
String's Mother
movieKiller Pad
2008
Marge
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Mrs. Taylor
movieChasing Robert
2007
Martha the Bookie
movieThe Election
2007
The Wife
movieHomo Erectus
2007
Museum Guide
moviePledge This!
2007
Miss Prin
movieDriftwood
2006
Nancy Forrester
movieSurf School
2006
Larry's Mom
movieDown the P.C.H.
2006
Wendy O'Hara
movieBachelor Party Vegas
2006
Cassandra
movieHoboken Hollow
2006
Mrs. Brodrick
movieUnbeatable Harold
2006
Jeannie
tvMy Name Is Earl
2005
Paul's Mom
movie2001 Maniacs
2005
Granny Boone
movieDrop Dead Sexy
2005
Ma Muzzy
movieConfessions of an Action Star
2005
Samantha Jones
movieHate Crime
2005
Kathleen Slansky
movieBorn Killers
2005
Willow
movieThe Hillside Strangler
2004
Jenny Buono
movieCellular
2004
Exotic Car Driver
movieA Cinderella Story
2004
Mrs. Wells
movieThe Almost Guys
2004
Repo Boss
movieWho's Your Daddy?
2004
Ms. Harding
movieDead End
2003
Laura Harrington
movieStuck on You
2003
Makeup Babe
movieBarely Legal
2003
Tequlia
movieManFast
2003
Marge
movieBoat Trip
2002
Sonya the Coach
movieWish You Were Dead
2002
Jinny Macintosh
movieContagion
2002
Laura Crowley
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Leather Lauren
movieSay It Isn't So
2001
Nurse Bautista
movieMe, Myself & Irene
2000
Mrs. Caleron
movieDetroit Rock City
1999
Mrs. Bruce
tvBecker
1998
Mrs. Cooper
movieLiving Out Loud
1998
Lisa's Nurse
movieBreakfast with Einstein
1998
Miss Desmond
movieLast Man Standing
1996
The Madame
tvArli$$
1996
Shurja
movieKingpin
1996
Landlady
movieProject: ALF
1996
Waitress
movieNature of the Beast
1995
Carol Powell
movieTrial by Fire
1995
Phyliis Cardell
movieDumb and Dumber
1994
Mrs. Neugeboren
movieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Nurse with Pills
tvER
1994
Margaret
tvMy So-Called Life
1994
Parent #2
movieCorrina, Corrina
1994
Repeat Nanny
movieEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
Rubber Rose Maid
movieBrain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
Make up Artist
tvFrasier
1993
Anne
movieAmityville: A New Generation
1993
Nurse Turner
movieThree of Hearts
1993
Operator
movieThe Temp
1993
Rosemary
movieRoadside Prophets
1992
Celeste
movieCritters 3
1991
Sal (archive footage)
moviePump Up the Volume
1990
PTA Parent #3
movieBook of Love
1990
Mrs. Flynn
tvLife Goes On
1989
Parent #2
movieLucky Stiff
1988
Bratty Kid's Mom
movieThe Running Man
1987
Propaganda Officer
movieThe Hidden
1987
Carol Miller
movieMistress
1987
Woman Customer
movieSlam Dance
1987
Librarian
movieMy Demon Lover
1987
Anemic Counter Girl
movieExtreme Prejudice
1987
Employment Office Clerk
movieCritters
1986
Sally
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
movieBrewster's Millions
1985
Journalist at Rally
tvWho's the Boss?
1984
Mrs. Padnick
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
Lila Barnes
movieSummer Fantasy
1984
Woman on Beach
movieAlone in the Dark
1982
Receptionist at Haven
movieJekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Nurse with Telegram
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
Secretary
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Smoking Female Prisoner
movieThe Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979
2nd Nurse
movieGoin' South
1978
Parasol Lady
tvEight Is Enough
1977
Band Member
movieThe Old World
The Aunt (voice)
Carrier
Joan Pierson
Devoted
Aunt Dottie
movieJackson's Hole
Netter
movieThread: An Insidious Tale
Elise Rainier
Production5
movieScared to Death
2026
Executive Producer
movieHouse of Abraham
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024
Executive Producer
movieDreamkatcher
2020
Executive Producer
movieRoom for Rent
2019
Co-Producer