Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/12/1943
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Linda "Lin" Shayeلین شی
Lin Shaye
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...
Known For
Insidious
as Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumber
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Critters
as Sally
Homo Erectus
as Museum Guide
Kingpin
as Landlady
Hate Crime
as Kathleen Slansky
Ouija
as Paulina Zander
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Teacher
A Cinderella Story
as Mrs. Wells
Slam Dance
as Librarian
Me, Myself & Irene
as Mrs. Caleron
Darkness Falls
as Angela Anderson
Roadside Prophets
as Celeste
The Running Man
as Propaganda Officer
There's Something About Mary
as Magda
Hester Street
as Whore
Insidious: The Red Door
as Elise Rainier
Rosewood Lane
as Mrs. Hawthorne
Boat Trip
as Sonya the Coach
Lucky Stiff
as Bratty Kid's Mom
Career Timeline
2025
2022
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
Farewell Mr. Kringle
as Zelda
The Land of the Astronauts
Role unknown
Next Stop Murder
as Detective Reeson
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
as Mrs. Rawlings
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
as Granny Boone
Small Town Saturday Night
as Phyllis Ryan
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Bonnie Johnson
The Penthouse
as Frances
Killer by Nature
as Leona
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
as The Lush
2009
2008
2007
2006
Driftwood
as Nancy Forrester
Surf School
as Larry's Mom
Surf School
as Larry's mom
Down the P.C.H.
as Wendy O'Hara
Snakes on a Plane
as Grace
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Clara
Bachelor Party Vegas
as Cassandra
Hoboken Hollow
as Mrs. Brodrick
Unbeatable Harold
as Jeannie
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1998
1995
1994
Dumb and Dumber
as Mrs. Neugeboren
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Inmate
New Nightmare
as Nurse with Pills
ER
as Margaret
My So-Called Life
as Parent #2
Corrina, Corrina
as Repeat Nanny
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Rubber Rose Maid
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Foreman #2