🎬Lin Shaye

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).

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)	Elise Rainier	-	-
2	The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)	Ellen		8
3	Insidious: The Red Door (2023)	Elise Rainier		6
4	Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)	Self		7
5	Frank and Penelope (2022)	Ophelia	-	-
6	Living with Chucky (2022)	Self		7
7	Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)	Mrs. Bundy		1
8	The Call (2020)	Edith Cranston		7.3
9	The Horror Crowd (2020)	Self	-	-
10	Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)	Mrs. Wylder		7
11	Dreamkatcher (2020)	Ruth		2.3
12	Get Gone (2019)	Mama	-	-
13	Room for Rent (2019)	Joyce		7.5
14	The Final Wish (2019)	Kate Hammond		3.8
15	The Grudge (2019)	Faith Matheson		4.8
16	Herbert West: Reanimator (2018)	Meredith	-	-
17	Insidious: The Last Key (2018)	Elise Rainier		6.1
18	The Black Room (2017)	Miss Black		4.3
19	All About the Money (2017)	Mrs. Womack		7
20	Grow House (2017)	Mrs. Gilliam	-	-
21	Buster's Mal Heart (2017)	Pauline		5.8
22	Abattoir (2016)	Allie		5.8
23	Director's Cut (2016)	Captain Wheeler		3.5
24	The Midnight Man (2016)	Anna		5.7
25	Jack Goes Home (2016)	Teresa		7
26	Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)	Old Paulina Zander		6.7
27	Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)	Elise Rainier		6.3
28	Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)	The Grand Lady	-	-
29	Tales of Halloween (2015)	Lynn's Mother		5.7
30	Lost Time (2014)	Mysterious Woman		3
31	Ouija (2014)	Paulina Zander		5.7
32	The Signal (2014)	Mirabelle		6.5
33	Grace (2014)	Helen		6
34	Noobz (2013)	Mrs. Theodore	-	-
35	All American Christmas Carol (2013)	Barbara Belnap	-	-
36	Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)	Elise Rainier		6.6
37	Big Ass Spider! (2013)	Mrs. Jefferson		5.2
38	3 Days of Normal (2012)	May	-	-
39	FDR: American Badass! (2012)	Eleanor Roosevelt		7
40	The Three Stooges (2012)	Nurse Crotchet		5.1
41	Matchmaker Santa (2012)	Debbie		6
42	Insidious (2011)	Elise Rainier		6.9
43	A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)	Dody		6.8
44	Chillerama (2011)	Baglady / Nurse Maleva		5.8
45	Rosewood Lane (2011)	Mrs. Hawthorne		5.6
46	Take Me Home (2011)	Jill		6
47	The Penthouse (2010)	Frances	-	-
48	2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)	Granny Boone		3
49	Small Town Saturday Night (2010)	Phyllis Ryan	-	-
50	Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)	Self		7.3
51	Killer by Nature (2010)	Leona	-	-
52	Stuntmen (2009)	Bumble Jackson	-	-
53	My Sister's Keeper (2009)	Nurse Adele		7.1
54	Dark Moon Rising (2009)	Sunny	-	-
55	Doggie Heaven (2008)	Woman	-	-
56	Asylum (2008)	String's Mother	-	-
57	Killer Pad (2008)	Marge	-	-
58	Homo Erectus (2007)	Museum Guide	-	-
59	Pledge This! (2007)	Miss Prin	-	-
60	Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)	Clara		9
61	Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)	Cassandra		5.7
62	Driftwood (2006)	Nancy Forrester	-	-
63	Snakes on a Plane (2006)	Grace		5.5
64	Hoboken Hollow (2006)	Mrs. Brodrick	-	-
65	Surf School (2006)	Larry's Mom	-	-
66	Unbeatable Harold (2006)	Jeannie	-	-
67	Hate Crime (2005)	Kathleen Slansky		7
68	Drop Dead Sexy (2005)	Ma Muzzy	-	-
69	Born Killers (2005)	Willow		5
70	2001 Maniacs (2005)	Granny Boone		6.3
71	Confessions of an Action Star (2005)	Samantha Jones	-	-
72	The Hillside Strangler (2004)	Jenny Buono	-	-
73	Cellular (2004)	Exotic Car Driver		6.5
74	Who's Your Daddy? (2004)	Ms. Harding		5
75	A Cinderella Story (2004)	Mrs. Wells		6.3
76	Stuck on You (2003)	Makeup Babe		5.5
77	ManFast (2003)	Marge	-	-
78	Dead End (2003)	Laura Harrington		6.9
79	Barely Legal (2003)	Tequlia		4.5
80	Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)	Margie		4.6
81	Boat Trip (2002)	Sonya the Coach		4.2
82	Wish You Were Dead (2002)	Jinny Macintosh	-	-
83	Contagion (2002)	Laura Crowley	-	-
84	Say It Isn't So (2001)	Nurse Bautista		5.5
85	Attention Shoppers (2000)	Libby	-	-
86	Me, Myself & Irene (2000)	Mrs. Caleron		6.7
87	Detroit Rock City (1999)	Mrs. Bruce		8
88	There's Something About Mary (1998)	Magda		7.2
89	Breakfast with Einstein (1998)	Miss Desmond	-	-
90	Living Out Loud (1998)	Lisa's Nurse		5
91	Kingpin (1996)	Landlady		7
92	Project: ALF (1996)	Waitress		6
93	Last Man Standing (1996)	The Madame		6.8
94	Nature of the Beast (1995)	Carol Powell	-	-
95	Trial by Fire (1995)	Phyliis Cardell	-	-
96	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)	Rubber Rose Maid		5.7
97	Dumb and Dumber (1994)	Mrs. Neugeboren		6.8
98	Corrina, Corrina (1994)	Repeat Nanny		7.3
99	Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)	Nurse with Pills		6.7
100	Amityville: A New Generation (1993)	Nurse Turner		5.8
101	Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)	Make up Artist		6
102	Three of Hearts (1993)	Operator	-	-
103	The Temp (1993)	Rosemary	-	-
104	National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)	Witness		6.6
105	Roadside Prophets (1992)	Celeste		6
106	Critters 3 (1991)	Sal (archive footage)		5.8
107	Pump Up the Volume (1990)	PTA Parent #3		7.2
108	Lucky Stiff (1988)	Bratty Kid's Mom	-	-
109	Critters 2 (1988)	Sal		7.1
110	The Running Man (1987)	Propaganda Officer		6.7
111	Mistress (1987)	Woman Customer	-	-
112	Extreme Prejudice (1987)	Employment Office Clerk	-	-
113	Slam Dance (1987)	Librarian		4
114	My Demon Lover (1987)	Anemic Counter Girl	-	-
115	The Hidden (1987)	Carol Miller		7.3
116	Critters (1986)	Sally		7.1
117	Brewster's Millions (1985)	Journalist at Rally		7.2
118	Why Me? (1984)	-	-	-
119	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)	Teacher		7.7
120	Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)	Nurse with Telegram	-	-
121	Alone in the Dark (1982)	Receptionist at Haven		6.6
122	The Long Riders (1980)	Kate		7.5
123	Goin' South (1978)	Parasol Lady		6.7
124	Hester Street (1975)	Whore		2