Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayne is an award-winning writer director. Shayne won a Best Feature Screenplay award for her newest crime thriller at the FLORENCE FILM AWARDS in 2022, and she won Best Thriller award at HRIFF 2022, a Best Director award at the FREEDOM FESTIVAL in 2019 as well as a Top 10 Feature Screenplay Finalist at CINEQUEST 2020. Shayne developed a dramatic film for MUSE ENT. of Montreal and X-FILME of Germany and she wrote a romantic comedy for PATRIOT ENTERTAINMENT of Los Angeles.
Shayne first directed a film starring Ned Beatty, Neil Patrick Harris, Thora Birch and Shelley Winters. PURPLE PEOPLE EATER garnered actress Thora Birch a Youth in Film Award. Shayne also directed UNDERCOVER KID release by WARNER BROS. and aired on HBO Family and she directed LITTLE GHOST for KUSHNER-LOCKE, released by PARAMOUNT. Shayne won a TELLY AWARD for her writing on the HARD HAT HARRY kids’ series and she recently wrote a children’s book that was illustrated by Emmy Award winning animator, Art Leonardi. Shayne wrote the English translation of Dord Krstic’s non-fiction book: “Mileva and Albert Einstein: Their Love and Scientific Collaboration” sold at the Einstein Museum House in Switzerland.
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After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Nort...
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After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask beg...
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A cheerleader goes undercover to fight drug dealers because her brother OD'd and her fellow cheerlea...
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Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic m...
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A police officer and her two companions battle an evil genius with diabolical plans to destroy the w...
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A 22 year old man who has lived inside a crystal room because of a rare illness, meets an up and com...
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A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The...
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A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two th...
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An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet....
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It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with ...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flyin' Ryan (2003) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 2 | Leprechaun 3 (1995) | Nurse | 5.5 | |
| 3 | Munchie (1992) | Band Member | - | - |
| 4 | Purple People Eater (1988) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 5 | Not of This Earth (1988) | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 6 | No Man's Land (1987) | Peggy | - | - |
| 7 | Crystal Heart (1986) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 8 | The Lost Empire (1984) | Cindy Blake | 5.5 | |
| 9 | Screwballs (1983) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 10 | Graduation Day (1981) | Paula Brentwood | 6.5 | |
| 11 | Lovely But Deadly (1981) | Barb | - | - |
| 12 | Humanoids from the Deep (1980) | Sandy, Miss Salmon | 7 |
