Lin Shaye
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Frasier
Anne
1993
Series
ER
Margaret
1994
Series
Crossing Jordan
Leather Lauren
2001
Series
Falcon Crest
Smoking Female Prisoner
1981
Series
Private Practice
Mrs. Taylor
2007
Series
My Name Is Earl
Paul's Mom
2005
Series
Common Side Effects
Sonia (voice)
2025
Series
Cagney & Lacey
Secretary
1982
Series
Arli$$
Shurja
1996
Series
Who's the Boss?
Mrs. Padnick
1984
Film
Insidious: Out of the Further
Elise Rainier
2026
Series
The Twilight Zone
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
1985
Film
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teacher
1984
Series
Highway to Heaven
Lila Barnes
1984
Film
Insidious: The Red Door
Elise Rainier
2023
Film
Insidious
Elise Rainier
2011
Film
Dumb and Dumber
Mrs. Neugeboren
1994
Film
Frank and Penelope
Ophelia
2022
Film
Insidious: Chapter 3
Elise Rainier
2015
Series
Becker
Mrs. Cooper
1998
Film
A Cinderella Story
Mrs. Wells
2004
Series
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Film
Insidious: The Last Key
Elise Rainier
2018
Film
Insidious: Chapter 2
Elise Rainier
2013
Film
The Running Man
Propaganda Officer
1987
Film
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
Ellen
2024
Series
Eight Is Enough
Band Member
1977
Film
Me, Myself & Irene
Mrs. Caleron
2000
Film
There's Something About Mary
Magda
1998
Series
Life Goes On
Parent #2
1989
Series
My So-Called Life
Parent #2
1994
Film
The Grudge
Faith Matheson
2019
Series
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Dottie Minter
2020
Series
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Film
Snakes on a Plane
Grace
2006
Film
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Nurse with Pills
1994
Film
Ouija
Paulina Zander
2014
Film
My Sister's Keeper
Nurse Adele
2009
Film
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Old Paulina Zander
2016
Series
Perversions of Science
Nurse
1997
Film
The Hidden
Carol Miller
1987
Film
The Three Stooges
Nurse Crotchet
2012
Film
Last Man Standing
The Madame
1996
Film
Critters
Sally
1986
Film
Barely Legal
Tequlia
2003
Film
The Signal
Mirabelle
2014
Series
EastSiders
Diane
2012
Film
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Margie
2003
Film
Director's Cut
Captain Wheeler
2016
Film
Boat Trip
Sonya the Coach
2002
Film
Cellular
Exotic Car Driver
2004
Film
Critters 2
Sal
1988
Film
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Witness
1993
Film
Critters 3
Sal (archive footage)
1991
Film
Stuck on You
Makeup Babe
2003
Film
The Long Riders
Kate
1980
Film
Dead End
Laura Harrington
2003
Film
2001 Maniacs
Granny Boone
2005
Film
Brewster's Millions
Journalist at Rally
1985
Film
Pump Up the Volume
PTA Parent #3
1990
Film
Project: ALF
Waitress
1996
Film
Take Me Home
Jill
2011
Film
Chillerama
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
2011
Film
Kingpin
Landlady
1996
Film
Corrina, Corrina
Repeat Nanny
1994
Film
Homo Erectus
Museum Guide
2007
Film
Detroit Rock City
Mrs. Bruce
1999
Film
Goin' South
Parasol Lady
1978
Film
Dark Moon Rising
Sunny
2009
Film
The Black Room
Miss Black
2017
Series
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest
2020
Film
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
2010
Film
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Dody
2011
Film
The Call
Edith Cranston
2020
Film
Say It Isn't So
Nurse Bautista
2001
Film
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Rubber Rose Maid
1994
Film
Extreme Prejudice
Employment Office Clerk
1987
Film
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Mrs. Bundy
2021
Film
The Temp
Rosemary
1993
Film
Mountain Top
Muriel Miller
2017
Film
Pledge This!
Miss Prin
2007
Film
Grace
Helen
2014
Film
The Midnight Man
Anna
2016
Film
Alone in the Dark
Receptionist at Haven
1982
Film
Bachelor Party Vegas
Cassandra
2006
Film
Tales of Halloween
Lynn's Mother
2015
Film
Dreamkatcher
Ruth
2020
Film
Abattoir
Allie
2016
Film
Who's Your Daddy?
Ms. Harding
2004
Film
Big Ass Spider!
Mrs. Jefferson
2013
Film
Drop Dead Sexy
Ma Muzzy
2005
Film
Book of Love
Mrs. Flynn
1990
Film
Asylum
String's Mother
2008
Film
Amityville: A New Generation
Nurse Turner
1993
Film
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Clara
2006
Film
Breakfast with Einstein
Miss Desmond
1998
Film
Stillwatch
1987
Film
Small Town Saturday Night
Phyllis Ryan
2010
Film
My Demon Lover
Anemic Counter Girl
1987
Film
Confessions of an Action Star
Samantha Jones
2005
Film
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Mrs. Wylder
2020
Series
Behind the Monsters
Self
2021
Film
The Final Wish
Kate Hammond
2019
Film
Texas Heart
Mrs. Smith
2016
Film
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
Granny Boone
2010
Film
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Nurse with Telegram
1982
Film
Crazy Kind of Love
Denise Mack
2013
Film
I Was a Teenage Werebear
2011
Film
The Hidden II
Carol Miller (archive footage)
1993
Film
Room for Rent
Joyce
2019
Film
Buster's Mal Heart
Pauline
2017
Film
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Make up Artist
1993
Film
Killer by Nature
Leona
2010
Film
Darkness Falls
Angela Anderson
2020
Film
Slam Dance
Librarian
1987
Film
Surf School
Larry's Mom
2006
Film
Three of Hearts
Operator
1993
Film
Jewtopia
Dr. Sutton
2012
Film
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Bonnie
1995
Film
Living Out Loud
Lisa's Nurse
1998
Film
Rosewood Lane
Mrs. Hawthorne
2011
Film
Born Killers
Willow
2005
Film
Jack Goes Home
Teresa
2016
Film
The Almost Guys
Repo Boss
2004
Film
Hester Street
Whore
1975
Film
Sex and the Married Woman
Sandra
1977
Film
Mascotland
Film
Thread: An Insidious Tale
Elise Rainier
Film
Mistress
Woman Customer
1987
Film
Contagion
Laura Crowley
2002
Film
House of Abraham
2025
Film
Sedona
Claire
2011
Film
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Freida
1979
Film
Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
1995
Series
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
Elise
2013
Film
Wish You Were Dead
Jinny Macintosh
2002
Film
American Cowslip
Lou Anne
2009
Film
Noobz
Mrs. Theodore
2013
Film
FDR: American Badass!
Eleanor Roosevelt
2012
Film
The Hillside Strangler
Jenny Buono
2004
Film
Trial by Fire
Phyliis Cardell
1995
Film
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
Film
Stuntmen
Bumble Jackson
2009
Film
Herbert West: Reanimator
Meredith
2018
Film
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
Self
2006
Film
Lucky Stiff
Bratty Kid's Mom
1988
Film
The Penthouse
Frances
2010
Film
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
The Grand Lady
2015
Film
The Voices
The Vagabond
2020
Film
Lost Time
Mysterious Woman
2014
Film
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
Self
2018
Film
Pines
Julie (voice)
2022
Film
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Self
2008
Film
Trading Favors
Darla
1997
Film
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Foreman #2
1994
Film
Hoboken Hollow
Mrs. Brodrick
2006
Film
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
Self
2007
Film
Hate Crime
Kathleen Slansky
2005
Film
Los Angeles Overnight
Cousins
2018
Film
All About the Money
Mrs. Womack
2017
Film
3 Days of Normal
May
2012
Film
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Self
2022
Film
All American Christmas Carol
Barbara Belnap
2013
Film
Roadside Prophets
Celeste
1992
Film
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Helen Keller
2015
Film
The Quarry: Movie Mode
Constance Hackett
2022
Film
Grow House
Mrs. Gilliam
2017
Film
ManFast
Marge
2003
Film
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
Self
2007
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Bonnie Johnson
2010
Film
Matchmaker Santa
Debbie
2012
Film
Summer Fantasy
Woman on Beach
1984
Film
Life's an Itch
Gloria
2012
Film
We Are Gathered Here Today
Jean Cole
2022
Film
Chasing Robert
Martha the Bookie
2007
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
Nurse
Film
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
Self
2007
Film
Unbeatable Harold
Jeannie
2006
Film
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
2nd Nurse
1979
Film
Next Stop Murder
Detective Reeson
2010
Film
The Horror Crowd
Self
2020
Film
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Zelda
2010
Film
1000 Women in Horror
Self
2025
A Cry for Love
1980
Film
The Old World
The Aunt (voice)
Film
Waffle Hut
Jerrie Wolf
2012
Film
Jackson's Hole
Netter
Film
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
The Lush
2010
Film
Down the P.C.H.
Wendy O'Hara
2006
Film
Driftwood
Nancy Forrester
2006
Carrier
Joan Pierson
Film
Living with Chucky
Self
2022
Film
Why Me?
1984
Film
Attention Shoppers
Libby
2000
Film
Killer Pad
Marge
2008
Film
Gothic Harvest
Griselda
2019
Devoted
Aunt Dottie
Film
Scared to Death
Max
2026
Film
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Inmate
1994
Film
Doggie Heaven
Woman
2008
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Meemaw
Film
Chronic Town
Nurse
2008
Film
Ambition
Lady Bum
2019
Film
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
Self
2018
Film
Get Gone
Mama
2019
The Bench
Film
Remote
Kane
2022
Without Charlie
2001
Film
A Secret Space
Amy
1977
Film
The Election
The Wife
2007
Film
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
Mrs. Rawlings
2010
A Letter from My Father
Elise
2001
Film
Goldberg - P.I.
Violet
2011
Film
Before Memory