Acting credits
195
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Lin Shaye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 172Series: 23Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 7401
IMDb ID: nm0005417
Known for: Acting
Born: October 12, 1943
Age: 82
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 5.78
Wikidata: Q449822
Also known as
Linda "Lin" Shaye • لین شی
Other jobs
Executive Producer (3)Co-Producer (1)
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 (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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lin Shaye.
Aug 19
Insidious: The Bleeding World
as Elise Rainier
2026 Movie
In 4 weeks
Scared to Death
as Max
2026 Movie
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.5
1000 Women in Horror
as Self
2025 Movie
10.0
House of Abraham
2025 Movie
7.9
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
as Ellen
2024 Movie
6.5
Insidious: The Red Door
as Elise Rainier
2023 Movie
6.4
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Self
2022 Movie
Remote
as Kane
2022 Movie
6.0
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Jean Cole
2022 Movie
6.5
Living with Chucky
as Self
2022 Movie
7.2
Frank and Penelope
as Ophelia
2022 Movie
8.0
Pines
as Julie (voice)
2022 Movie
6.6
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
as Mrs. Bundy
2021 Movie
5.5
The Call
as Edith Cranston
2020 Movie
5.7
The Horror Crowd
as Self
2020 Movie
5.8
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Mrs. Wylder
2020 Movie
5.3
The Voices
as The Vagabond
2020 Movie
5.1
Dreamkatcher
as Ruth
2020 Movie
5.4
Darkness Falls
as Angela Anderson
2020 Movie
5.4
The Grudge
as Faith Matheson
2019 Movie
3.6
Gothic Harvest
as Griselda
2019 Movie
4.7
Ambition
as Lady Bum
2019 Movie
4.3
Get Gone
as Mama
2019 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lin Shaye.
8.4
Common Side Effects
as Sonia (voice) • 3 eps
2025 Series
5.7
Behind the Monsters
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
6.8
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Dottie Minter • 6 eps
2020 Series
9.0
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.2
EastSiders
as Diane • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Private Practice
as Mrs. Taylor • 1 eps
2007 Series
4.7
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
My Name Is Earl
as Paul's Mom • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Leather Lauren • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Becker
as Mrs. Cooper • 1 eps
1998 Series
5.6
Perversions of Science
as Nurse • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.7
Arli$$
as Shurja • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.8
ER
as Margaret • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.6
My So-Called Life
as Parent #2 • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Anne • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.5
Life Goes On
as Parent #2 • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon") • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.4
Who's the Boss?
as Mrs. Padnick • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Highway to Heaven
as Lila Barnes • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
as Secretary • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as Smoking Female Prisoner • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.1
Eight Is Enough
as Band Member • 1 eps
1977 Series