Acting credits
204
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Lin Shaye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Movies: 180Series: 24Crew credits: 5
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: 5.81
Wikidata: Q449822
Also known as
Linda Shaye
Other jobs
Executive Producer (4)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 (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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lin Shaye.
Aug 19
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026 • Movie
as Max
Scared to Death
2026 • Movie
as Self
1000 Women in Horror
2025 • Movie
House of Abraham
2025 • Movie
as Ellen
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024 • Movie
as Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 • Movie
as Self
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022 • Movie
as Kane
Remote
2022 • Movie
as Jean Cole
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 • Movie
as Self
Living with Chucky
2022 • Movie
as Constance Hackett
The Quarry: Movie Mode
2022 • Movie
as Ophelia
Frank and Penelope
2022 • Movie
as Julie (voice)
Pines
2022 • Movie
as Mrs. Bundy
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021 • Movie
as Edith Cranston
The Call
2020 • Movie
as Self
The Horror Crowd
2020 • Movie
as Mrs. Wylder
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020 • Movie
as The Vagabond
The Voices
2020 • Movie
as Ruth
Dreamkatcher
2020 • Movie
as Angela Anderson
Darkness Falls
2020 • Movie
as Faith Matheson
The Grudge
2019 • Movie
as Griselda
Gothic Harvest
2019 • Movie
as Lady Bum
Ambition
2019 • Movie
as Mama
Get Gone
2019 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lin Shaye.
as Sonia (voice) • 3 eps
Common Side Effects
2025 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Behind the Monsters
2021 • Series
as Dottie Minter • 6 eps
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Dead Talk Live
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 • Series
as Elise • 3 eps
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
2013 • Series
as Diane • 1 eps
EastSiders
2012 • Series
as Mrs. Taylor • 1 eps
Private Practice
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
2005 • Series
as Paul's Mom • 1 eps
My Name Is Earl
2005 • Series
as Leather Lauren • 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
2001 • Series
as Mrs. Cooper • 1 eps
Becker
1998 • Series
as Nurse • 1 eps
Perversions of Science
1997 • Series
as Shurja • 1 eps
Arli$$
1996 • Series
as Margaret • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Parent #2 • 1 eps
My So-Called Life
1994 • Series
as Anne • 1 eps
Frasier
1993 • Series
as Parent #2 • 1 eps
Life Goes On
1989 • Series
as Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon") • 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1985 • Series
as Mrs. Padnick • 1 eps
Who's the Boss?
1984 • Series
as Lila Barnes • 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
1984 • Series
as Secretary • 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
1982 • Series
as Smoking Female Prisoner • 1 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
as Band Member • 1 eps
Eight Is Enough
1977 • Series