Lin Shaye

82 years old Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 Insidious: The Red Door (2023) Elise Rainier 6
3 Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022) Self 7
4 Frank and Penelope (2022) Ophelia -
5 Living with Chucky (2022) Self 7
6 Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021) Mrs. Bundy 1
7 Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020) Mrs. Wylder 7
8 The Call (2020) Edith Cranston 7.3
9 The Horror Crowd (2020) Self -
10 Dreamkatcher (2020) Ruth 2.3
11 Get Gone (2019) Mama -
12 Room for Rent (2019) Joyce 7.5
13 The Grudge (2019) Faith Matheson 4.8
14 The Final Wish (2019) Kate Hammond 3.8
15 Herbert West: Reanimator (2018) Meredith -
16 Insidious: The Last Key (2018) Elise Rainier 6.1
17 The Black Room (2017) Miss Black 4.3
18 Grow House (2017) Mrs. Gilliam -
19 All About the Money (2017) Mrs. Womack 7
20 Buster's Mal Heart (2017) Pauline 5.8
21 Jack Goes Home (2016) Teresa 7
22 Director's Cut (2016) Captain Wheeler 3.5
23 Abattoir (2016) Allie 5.8
24 The Midnight Man (2016) Anna 5.7
25 Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) Old Paulina Zander 6.7
26 Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) Elise Rainier 6.3
27 Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015) The Grand Lady -
28 Tales of Halloween (2015) Lynn's Mother 5.7
29 Grace (2014) Helen 6
30 Lost Time (2014) Mysterious Woman 3
31 Ouija (2014) Paulina Zander 5.7
32 The Signal (2014) Mirabelle 6.5
33 Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) Elise Rainier 6.6
34 Big Ass Spider! (2013) Mrs. Jefferson 5.2
35 All American Christmas Carol (2013) Barbara Belnap -
36 Noobz (2013) Mrs. Theodore -
37 The Three Stooges (2012) Nurse Crotchet 5.1
38 FDR: American Badass! (2012) Eleanor Roosevelt 7
39 Matchmaker Santa (2012) Debbie 6
40 3 Days of Normal (2012) May -
41 Chillerama (2011) Baglady / Nurse Maleva 5.8
42 Rosewood Lane (2011) Mrs. Hawthorne 5.6
43 Take Me Home (2011) Jill 6
44 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) Dody 6.8
45 Insidious (2011) Elise Rainier 6.9
46 Small Town Saturday Night (2010) Phyllis Ryan -
47 The Penthouse (2010) Frances -
48 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010) Granny Boone 3
49 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) Self 7.3
50 Killer by Nature (2010) Leona -
51 Dark Moon Rising (2009) Sunny -
52 Stuntmen (2009) Bumble Jackson -
53 My Sister's Keeper (2009) Nurse Adele 7.1
54 Asylum (2008) String's Mother -
55 Killer Pad (2008) Marge -
56 Doggie Heaven (2008) Woman -
57 Pledge This! (2007) Miss Prin -
58 Homo Erectus (2007) Museum Guide -
59 Snakes on a Plane (2006) Grace 5.5
60 Hoboken Hollow (2006) Mrs. Brodrick -
61 Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006) Clara 9
62 Surf School (2006) Larry's Mom -
63 Unbeatable Harold (2006) Jeannie -
64 Bachelor Party Vegas (2006) Cassandra 5.7
65 Driftwood (2006) Nancy Forrester -
66 Born Killers (2005) Willow 5
67 Hate Crime (2005) Kathleen Slansky 7
68 Drop Dead Sexy (2005) Ma Muzzy -
69 Confessions of an Action Star (2005) Samantha Jones -
70 2001 Maniacs (2005) Granny Boone 6.3
71 A Cinderella Story (2004) Mrs. Wells 6.2
72 The Hillside Strangler (2004) Jenny Buono -
73 Who's Your Daddy? (2004) Ms. Harding 5
74 Cellular (2004) Exotic Car Driver 6.5
75 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) Margie 4.6
76 Dead End (2003) Laura Harrington 6.9
77 ManFast (2003) Marge -
78 Barely Legal (2003) Tequlia 4.5
79 Stuck on You (2003) Makeup Babe 5.5
80 Contagion (2002) Laura Crowley -
81 Boat Trip (2002) Sonya the Coach 4.2
82 Wish You Were Dead (2002) Jinny Macintosh -
83 Say It Isn't So (2001) Nurse Bautista 5.5
84 Me, Myself & Irene (2000) Mrs. Caleron 6.7
85 Attention Shoppers (2000) Libby -
86 Detroit Rock City (1999) Mrs. Bruce 8
87 Breakfast with Einstein (1998) Miss Desmond -
88 There's Something About Mary (1998) Magda 7.2
89 Living Out Loud (1998) Lisa's Nurse 5
90 Last Man Standing (1996) The Madame 6.8
91 Kingpin (1996) Landlady 7
92 Project: ALF (1996) Waitress 6
93 Nature of the Beast (1995) Carol Powell -
94 Trial by Fire (1995) Phyliis Cardell -
95 Dumb and Dumber (1994) Mrs. Neugeboren 6.8
96 Corrina, Corrina (1994) Repeat Nanny 7.3
97 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994) Rubber Rose Maid 5.7
98 Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Nurse with Pills 6.7
99 Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993) Make up Artist 6
100 Three of Hearts (1993) Operator -
101 The Temp (1993) Rosemary -
102 Amityville: A New Generation (1993) Nurse Turner 5.8
103 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) Witness 6.6
104 Roadside Prophets (1992) Celeste 6
105 Critters 3 (1991) Sal (archive footage) 5.8
106 Pump Up the Volume (1990) PTA Parent #3 7.2
107 Lucky Stiff (1988) Bratty Kid's Mom -
108 Critters 2 (1988) Sal 7.1
109 The Running Man (1987) Propaganda Officer 6.8
110 My Demon Lover (1987) Anemic Counter Girl -
111 The Hidden (1987) Carol Miller 7.3
112 Mistress (1987) Woman Customer -
113 Extreme Prejudice (1987) Employment Office Clerk -
114 Slam Dance (1987) Librarian 4
115 Critters (1986) Sally 7.1
116 Brewster's Millions (1985) Journalist at Rally 7.2
117 Why Me? (1984) - -
118 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Teacher 7.7
119 Alone in the Dark (1982) Receptionist at Haven 6.6
120 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) Nurse with Telegram -
121 The Long Riders (1980) Kate 7.5
122 Goin' South (1978) Parasol Lady 6.7
123 Hester Street (1975) Whore 2