Lin Shaye
Acting
Born: 1943-10-12 · Detroit, 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
🎬 Movies (20)
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026
Elise Rainier
Scared to Death
2026
Max
1000 Women in Horror
2025
Self
House of Abraham
2025
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024
Ellen
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
Elise Rainier
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
Self
Remote
2022
Kane
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022
Jean Cole
Living with Chucky
2022
Self
The Quarry: Movie Mode
2022
Lou/The Hag of Hackett's Quarry
Frank and Penelope
2022
Ophelia
Pines
2022
Julie (voice)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021
Mrs. Bundy
The Call
2020
Edith Cranston
The Horror Crowd
2020
Self
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
Mrs. Wylder
The Voices
2020
The Vagabond
Dreamkatcher
2020
Ruth
Darkness Falls
2020
Angela Anderson
📺 TV Shows (20)
Common Side Effects
2025
Sonia (voice)
Behind the Monsters
2021
Self
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Dottie Minter
Dead Talk Live
2020
Self - Guest
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Self
EastSiders
2012
Diane
Private Practice
2007
Mrs. Taylor
Made in Hollywood
2005
Self
My Name Is Earl
2005
Paul's Mom
Crossing Jordan
2001
Leather Lauren
Becker
1998
Mrs. Cooper
Perversions of Science
1997
Nurse
Arli$$
1996
Shurja
ER
1994
Margaret
My So-Called Life
1994
Parent #2
Frasier
1993
Anne
Life Goes On
1989
Parent #2
The Twilight Zone
1985
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
Who's the Boss?
1984
Mrs. Padnick
Highway to Heaven
1984
Lila Barnes