Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Acting
Born 1943-10-12Detroit, Michigan, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lin Shaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (189)

Insidious: Out of the Further
6.5

Insidious: Out of the Further

2026Movie6.5
Insidious
7.0

Insidious

2011Movie7.0
Insidious: The Red Door
6.5

Insidious: The Red Door

2023Movie6.5
Insidious: The Last Key
6.3

Insidious: The Last Key

2018Movie6.3
Insidious: Chapter 3
6.3

Insidious: Chapter 3

2015Movie6.3
Insidious: Chapter 2
6.7

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013Movie6.7
A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.4

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984Movie7.4
Dumb and Dumber
6.7

Dumb and Dumber

1994Movie6.7
There's Something About Mary
6.6

There's Something About Mary

1998Movie6.6
A Cinderella Story
6.6

A Cinderella Story

2004Movie6.6
Me, Myself & Irene
6.6

Me, Myself & Irene

2000Movie6.6
The Running Man
6.5

The Running Man

1987Movie6.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
6.5

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

1994Movie6.5
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
8.3

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

2024Movie8.3
Cellular
6.4

Cellular

2004Movie6.4
The Hidden
6.9

The Hidden

1987Movie6.9
Snakes on a Plane
5.5

Snakes on a Plane

2006Movie5.5
Stuck on You
5.4

Stuck on You

2003Movie5.4
Brewster's Millions
6.6

Brewster's Millions

1985Movie6.6
The Three Stooges
5.8

The Three Stooges

2012Movie5.8
My Sister's Keeper
7.4

My Sister's Keeper

2009Movie7.4
Last Man Standing
6.4

Last Man Standing

1996Movie6.4
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.2

Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016Movie6.2
Ouija
5.1

Ouija

2014Movie5.1
The Signal
6.0

The Signal

2014Movie6.0
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
4.2

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

2003Movie4.2
The Grudge
5.4

The Grudge

2019Movie5.4
Critters
6.5

Critters

1986Movie6.5
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993Movie6.1
Frank and Penelope
7.3

Frank and Penelope

2022Movie7.3
2001 Maniacs
5.4

2001 Maniacs

2005Movie5.4
Dead End
6.4

Dead End

2003Movie6.4
Boat Trip
5.2

Boat Trip

2002Movie5.2
Kingpin
6.5

Kingpin

1996Movie6.5
Barely Legal
5.9

Barely Legal

2003Movie5.9
Critters 2
6.2

Critters 2

1988Movie6.2
Project: ALF
6.0

Project: ALF

1996Movie6.0
Critters 3
5.3

Critters 3

1991Movie5.3
Abattoir
4.5

Abattoir

2016Movie4.5
Homo Erectus
4.0

Homo Erectus

2007Movie4.0
Goin' South
5.8

Goin' South

1978Movie5.8
The Midnight Man
5.8

The Midnight Man

2016Movie5.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010Movie7.8
The Long Riders
6.6

The Long Riders

1980Movie6.6
Extreme Prejudice
6.3

Extreme Prejudice

1987Movie6.3
Corrina, Corrina
6.7

Corrina, Corrina

1994Movie6.7
Alone in the Dark
5.8

Alone in the Dark

1982Movie5.8
Detroit Rock City
6.8

Detroit Rock City

1999Movie6.8
Tales of Halloween
5.7

Tales of Halloween

2015Movie5.7
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.3

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994Movie4.3
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
5.9

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

2011Movie5.9
Big Ass Spider!
5.6

Big Ass Spider!

2013Movie5.6
The Temp
4.8

The Temp

1993Movie4.8
Pump Up the Volume
7.1

Pump Up the Volume

1990Movie7.1
Take Me Home
6.5

Take Me Home

2011Movie6.5
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006Movie4.8
Chillerama
5.7

Chillerama

2011Movie5.7
Amityville: A New Generation
4.3

Amityville: A New Generation

1993Movie4.3
Stillwatch
6.6

Stillwatch

1987Movie6.6
Director's Cut
6.0

Director's Cut

2016Movie6.0
Say It Isn't So
4.8

Say It Isn't So

2001Movie4.8
Buster's Mal Heart
6.1

Buster's Mal Heart

2017Movie6.1
Wish You Were Dead
5.0

Wish You Were Dead

2002Movie5.0
All American Christmas Carol
4.2

All American Christmas Carol

2013Movie4.2
The Black Room
3.7

The Black Room

2017Movie3.7
Living Out Loud
6.0

Living Out Loud

1998Movie6.0
The Call
5.4

The Call

2020Movie5.4
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
6.6

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021Movie6.6
Dreamkatcher
5.2

Dreamkatcher

2020Movie5.2
Dark Moon Rising
4.5

Dark Moon Rising

2009Movie4.5
Small Town Saturday Night
5.2

Small Town Saturday Night

2010Movie5.2
Hoboken Hollow
3.8

Hoboken Hollow

2006Movie3.8
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
7.2

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

1979Movie7.2
Pines
8.7

Pines

2022Movie8.7
Who's Your Daddy?
4.9

Who's Your Daddy?

2004Movie4.9
Confessions of an Action Star
4.3

Confessions of an Action Star

2005Movie4.3
The Final Wish
5.0

The Final Wish

2019Movie5.0
Mountain Top
7.2

Mountain Top

2017Movie7.2
Drop Dead Sexy
4.9

Drop Dead Sexy

2005Movie4.9
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.6

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022Movie6.6
Grace
5.0

Grace

2014Movie5.0
Born Killers
5.3

Born Killers

2005Movie5.3
Room for Rent
6.4

Room for Rent

2019Movie6.4
Pledge This!
2.9

Pledge This!

2007Movie2.9
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
5.8

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

2020Movie5.8
The Hidden II
3.8

The Hidden II

1993Movie3.8
Texas Heart
4.7

Texas Heart

2016Movie4.7
Sedona
5.6

Sedona

2011Movie5.6
Book of Love
5.5

Book of Love

1990Movie5.5
Sex and the Married Woman
4.0

Sex and the Married Woman

1977Movie4.0
Hester Street
6.3

Hester Street

1975Movie6.3
The Hillside Strangler
5.1

The Hillside Strangler

2004Movie5.1
Three of Hearts
4.9

Three of Hearts

1993Movie4.9
Asylum
4.1

Asylum

2008Movie4.1
My Demon Lover
5.3

My Demon Lover

1987Movie5.3
Killer by Nature
3.1

Killer by Nature

2010Movie3.1
The Voices
5.4

The Voices

2020Movie5.4
Matchmaker Santa
5.7

Matchmaker Santa

2012Movie5.7
American Cowslip
5.1

American Cowslip

2009Movie5.1
Attention Shoppers
4.3

Attention Shoppers

2000Movie4.3
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
6.0

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

2007Movie6.0
Rosewood Lane
4.7

Rosewood Lane

2011Movie4.7
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
3.8

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2010Movie3.8
Grow House
6.0

Grow House

2017Movie6.0
Stuntmen
3.4

Stuntmen

2009Movie3.4
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
5.0

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982Movie5.0
Bachelor Party Vegas
4.9

Bachelor Party Vegas

2006Movie4.9
The Penthouse
3.4

The Penthouse

2010Movie3.4
Nature of the Beast
5.9

Nature of the Beast

1995Movie5.9
Chasing Robert
2.0

Chasing Robert

2007Movie2.0
Darkness Falls
5.4

Darkness Falls

2020Movie5.4
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
7.0

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

2006Movie7.0
We Are Gathered Here Today
6.0

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022Movie6.0
The Horror Crowd
5.7

The Horror Crowd

2020Movie5.7
Ambition
5.0

Ambition

2019Movie5.0
Living with Chucky
6.6

Living with Chucky

2022Movie6.6
Mascotland

Mascotland

Movie
A Cry for Love
10.0

A Cry for Love

1980Movie10.0
Slam Dance
4.9

Slam Dance

1987Movie4.9
The Quarry: Movie Mode
10.0

The Quarry: Movie Mode

2022Movie10.0
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

2007Movie
Trial by Fire
5.5

Trial by Fire

1995Movie5.5
Crazy Kind of Love
5.4

Crazy Kind of Love

2013Movie5.4
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
6.0

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

1995Movie6.0
Jack Goes Home
5.2

Jack Goes Home

2016Movie5.2
Chronic Town
6.0

Chronic Town

2008Movie6.0
Dead of Nowhere 3D

Dead of Nowhere 3D

Movie
Get Gone
4.3

Get Gone

2019Movie4.3
Driftwood
4.5

Driftwood

2006Movie4.5
Roadside Prophets
5.6

Roadside Prophets

1992Movie5.6
Unbeatable Harold
5.0

Unbeatable Harold

2006Movie5.0
Jewtopia
4.7

Jewtopia

2012Movie4.7
Hate Crime
5.7

Hate Crime

2005Movie5.7
Life's an Itch
3.0

Life's an Itch

2012Movie3.0
Scared to Death
6.7

Scared to Death

2026Movie6.7
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
5.4

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

2015Movie5.4
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
5.2

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

1993Movie5.2
Mistress
4.3

Mistress

1987Movie4.3
Waffle Hut

Waffle Hut

2012Movie
1000 Women in Horror
6.6

1000 Women in Horror

2025Movie6.6
I Was a Teenage Werebear
5.8

I Was a Teenage Werebear

2011Movie5.8
All About the Money
5.4

All About the Money

2017Movie5.4
Breakfast with Einstein
4.1

Breakfast with Einstein

1998Movie4.1
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
5.1

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

2015Movie5.1
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
6.3

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

1994Movie6.3
Herbert West: Reanimator
4.7

Herbert West: Reanimator

2018Movie4.7
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
5.7

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

1994Movie5.7
Contagion
4.2

Contagion

2002Movie4.2
Lucky Stiff
4.6

Lucky Stiff

1988Movie4.6
Lost Time
3.3

Lost Time

2014Movie3.3
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
5.0

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

2007Movie5.0
House of Abraham
9.5

House of Abraham

2025Movie9.5
A Secret Space
9.0

A Secret Space

1977Movie9.0
ManFast
4.1

ManFast

2003Movie4.1
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2.0

Pickin' and Grinnin'

2010Movie2.0
Trading Favors
4.6

Trading Favors

1997Movie4.6
3 Days of Normal
4.3

3 Days of Normal

2012Movie4.3
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

2018Movie
The Almost Guys
6.8

The Almost Guys

2004Movie6.8
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
7.5

The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979Movie7.5
Killer Pad
3.8

Killer Pad

2008Movie3.8
The Old World

The Old World

Movie
Noobz
5.8

Noobz

2013Movie5.8
Surf School
2.8

Surf School

2006Movie2.8
Jackson's Hole

Jackson's Hole

Movie
Doggie Heaven
5.1

Doggie Heaven

2008Movie5.1
FDR: American Badass!
5.1

FDR: American Badass!

2012Movie5.1
Next Stop Murder
6.6

Next Stop Murder

2010Movie6.6
Gothic Harvest
3.6

Gothic Harvest

2019Movie3.6
Los Angeles Overnight
4.2

Los Angeles Overnight

2018Movie4.2
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
4.5

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

2008Movie4.5
The Possession at Gladstone Manor

The Possession at Gladstone Manor

Movie
Why Me?
5.6

Why Me?

1984Movie5.6
Down the P.C.H.
4.3

Down the P.C.H.

2006Movie4.3
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
1.0

The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue

2010Movie1.0
Without Charlie
4.5

Without Charlie

2001Movie4.5
Summer Fantasy
5.3

Summer Fantasy

1984Movie5.3
Remote

Remote

2022Movie
Farewell Mr. Kringle
6.2

Farewell Mr. Kringle

2010Movie6.2
Goldberg - P.I.

Goldberg - P.I.

2011Movie
Before Memory
1.0

Before Memory

Movie1.0
The Bench

The Bench

Movie
Devoted

Devoted

Movie
The Land of the Astronauts
6.3

The Land of the Astronauts

2010Movie6.3
The Election
7.0

The Election

2007Movie7.0
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

2010Movie
Carrier

Carrier

Movie
They Bite!: The Making of Critters

They Bite!: The Making of Critters

2018Movie
A Letter from My Father

A Letter from My Father

2001Movie

TV Shows (24)

Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Crossing Jordan
7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001Series7.2
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
Private Practice
7.5

Private Practice

2007Series7.5
Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984Series7.4
My Name Is Earl
7.6

My Name Is Earl

2005Series7.6
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
Who's the Boss?
7.4

Who's the Boss?

1984Series7.4
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
Common Side Effects
8.5

Common Side Effects

2025Series8.5
Becker
7.2

Becker

1998Series7.2
Arli$$
6.9

Arli$$

1996Series6.9
Eight Is Enough
6.1

Eight Is Enough

1977Series6.1
Life Goes On
6.8

Life Goes On

1989Series6.8
Made in Hollywood
4.6

Made in Hollywood

2005Series4.6
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
6.8

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020Series6.8
My So-Called Life
7.7

My So-Called Life

1994Series7.7
Eli Roth's History of Horror
6.4

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018Series6.4
Perversions of Science
6.2

Perversions of Science

1997Series6.2
EastSiders
6.3

EastSiders

2012Series6.3
Dead Talk Live
9.0

Dead Talk Live

2020Series9.0
Behind the Monsters
5.7

Behind the Monsters

2021Series5.7
Insidious: Spectral Sightings

Insidious: Spectral Sightings

2013Series