Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye Movies and TV Shows

Lin attended the University of Michigan, where she was an Art History major, although acting in as many University productions as possible, including "Bye Bye Birdie" and "On The Town". After U of M, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway. She has studied with some of the finest: Uta Hagen, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Lin is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio.

Personal info

Gender: Female
Date of birth: 10/12/1943 (80 years old)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
nationality: American
Net worth: $3,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

5.5

68%

role:
Elise Rainier

2023

Horror

5.5

68%

Frank and Penelope

Frank and Penelope (2022)

5.3

73%

role:
Ophelia

2022

Crime

Horror

Thriller

5.3

73%

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)

3.8

68%

role:
Mrs. Bundy

2021

Crime

Thriller

3.8

68%

The Call

The Call (2020)

4.2

56%

role:
Edith Cranston

2020

Horror

Thriller

4.2

56%

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)

4.9

66%

role:
Mrs. Wylder

2020

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.9

66%

Dreamkatcher

Dreamkatcher (2020)

3.8

55%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2020

Horror

Thriller

3.8

55%

Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls (2020)

4.6

58%

role:
Angela Anderson

2020

Crime

Drama

Thriller

4.6

58%

The Grudge

The Grudge (2020)

4.4

56%

role:
Faith Matheson

Not available

2020

Horror

Mystery

4.4

56%

Not available

Gothic Harvest

Gothic Harvest (2019)

3.5

40%

role:
Griselda

2019

Horror

3.5

40%

Ambition

Ambition (2019)

4.0

50%

role:
Lady Bum

2019

Thriller

4.0

50%

Get Gone

Get Gone (2019)

2.7

37%

role:
Mama

2019

Horror

2.7

37%

Room for Rent

Room for Rent (2019)

5.3

66%

role:
Co-Producer & 1 more

2019

Horror

Thriller

5.3

66%

The Final Wish

The Final Wish (2019)

4.3

52%

role:
Kate Hammond

2019

Horror

4.3

52%

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

5.7

63%

role:
Elise Rainier

2018

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7

63%

All About the Money

All About the Money (2017)

5.2

57%

role:
Mrs. Womack

2017

Action

Adventure

Comedy

5.2

57%

Buster's Mal Heart

Buster's Mal Heart (2017)

6.1

62%

role:
Pauline

2017

Drama

Mystery

6.1

62%

The Black Room

The Black Room (2017)

3.4

37%

role:
Miss Black

2017

Comedy

Horror

3.4

37%

Mountain Top

Mountain Top (2017)

7.2

73%

role:
Muriel Miller

2017

Drama

Family

Mystery

7.2

73%

Abattoir

Abattoir (2016)

4.5

43%

role:
Allie

2016

Horror

Thriller

4.5

43%

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

6.2

61%

role:
Paulina Zander

2016

Horror

Thriller

6.2

61%

The Midnight Man

The Midnight Man (2016)

4.8

57%

role:
Anna

2016

Horror

4.8

57%

Jack Goes Home

Jack Goes Home (2016)

5.1

52%

role:
Teresa

2016

Drama

Horror

Thriller

5.1

52%

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween (2015)

5.5

57%

role:
Lynn's Mother

2015

Drama

Horror

Thriller

5.5

57%

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves (2015)

5.5

46%

role:
Helen Keller

Not available

2015

Action

Comedy

Horror

5.5

46%

Not available

Insidious: Chapter 3

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

6.1

63%

role:
Elise Rainier

2015

Drama

Horror

Thriller

6.1

63%

Grace

4.6

49%

role:
Helen

2014

Horror

Thriller

4.6

49%

Ouija

4.5

51%

role:
Paulina Zander

2014

Horror

4.5

51%

Lost Time

Lost Time (2014)

2.9

33%

role:
Mysterious Woman

2014

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2.9

33%

The Signal

The Signal (2014)

6.0

60%

role:
Mirabelle

2014

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0

60%

Big Ass Spider!

Big Ass Spider! (2013)

5.3

56%

role:
Mrs. Jefferson

2013

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3

56%

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

6.5

67%

role:
Elise Rainier

2013

Horror

Thriller

6.5

67%

Crazy Kind of Love

Crazy Kind of Love (2013)

5.8

57%

role:
Denise Mack

2013

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.8

57%

Noobz

Noobz (2013)

4.7

62%

role:
Mrs. Theodore

Not available

2013

Adventure

Comedy

4.7

62%

Not available

Matchmaker Santa

Matchmaker Santa (2012)

6.6

59%

role:
Debbie

Not available

2012

Comedy

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

6.6

59%

Not available

FDR: American Badass!

FDR: American Badass! (2012)

5.2

52%

role:
Eleanor Roosevelt

2012

Comedy

5.2

52%

Jewtopia

Jewtopia (2012)

4.5

47%

role:
Dr. Sutton

2012

Comedy

Romance

4.5

47%

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges (2012)

5.1

57%

role:
Nurse Crotchet

2012

Comedy

5.1

57%

Rosewood Lane

Rosewood Lane (2011)

4.6

49%

role:
Mrs. Hawthorne

2011

Horror

Thriller

4.6

49%

Chillerama

Chillerama (2011)

5.6

56%

role:
Baglady / Nurse Maleva

2011

Comedy

Horror

5.6

56%

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)

6.1

59%

role:
Dody

2011

Comedy

6.1

59%

Insidious

Insidious (2011)

6.8

69%

role:
Elise Rainier

2011

Horror

Thriller

6.8

69%

Take Me Home

Take Me Home (2011)

6.8

65%

role:
Jill

2011

Comedy

Romance

6.8

65%

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)

3.1

40%

role:
Granny Boone

2010

Comedy

Horror

3.1

40%

Small Town Saturday Night

Small Town Saturday Night (2010)

5.3

58%

role:
Phyllis Ryan

2010

Drama

5.3

58%

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

8.6

80%

role:
Herself

2010

Documentary

8.6

80%

Killer by Nature

Killer by Nature (2010)

3.6

50%

role:
Leona

2010

Crime

Drama

Thriller

3.6

50%

Dark Moon Rising

Dark Moon Rising (2009)

3.9

41%

role:
Sunny

2009

Horror

3.9

41%

My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper (2009)

7.3

74%

role:
Nurse Adele

2009

Drama

7.3

74%

Doggie Heaven (Woof!)

Doggie Heaven (Woof!) (2008)

6.2

58%

role:
Woman & 1 more

Not available

2008

Comedy

6.2

58%

Not available

Asylum

4.0

41%

role:
String's Mother

2008

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.0

41%

Killer Pad

Killer Pad (2008)

4.0

47%

role:
Marge

2008

Comedy

Horror

4.0

47%

Pledge This!

Pledge This! (2006)

1.7

30%

role:
Miss Prin

2006

Comedy

1.7

30%

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

5.5

54%

role:
Grace

2006

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.5

54%

Barely Legal

Barely Legal (2005)

4.7

62%

role:
Tequila

2005

Comedy

4.7

62%

2001 Maniacs

2001 Maniacs (2005)

5.3

53%

role:
Granny Boone

2005

Comedy

Horror

5.3

53%

Cellular

Cellular (2004)

6.5

64%

role:
Exotic Car Driver

2004

Action

Thriller

6.5

64%

A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story (2004)

5.9

65%

role:
Mrs. Wells

2004

Comedy

5.9

65%

Who's Your Daddy?

Who's Your Daddy? (2004)

4.7

50%

role:
Ms. Harding

2004

Comedy

4.7

50%

Stuck on You

Stuck on You (2003)

5.8

53%

role:
Makeup Babe

2003

Comedy

5.8

53%

Dead End

Dead End (2003)

6.5

64%

role:
Laura Harrington

2003

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.5

64%

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)

3.4

41%

role:
Margie

2003

Comedy

3.4

41%

Boat Trip

Boat Trip (2002)

4.9

53%

role:
Sonya the Coach

Not available

2002

Comedy

4.9

53%

Not available

Contagion

Contagion (2002)

4.1

34%

role:
Laura Crowley

2002

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.1

34%

Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So (2001)

5.0

48%

role:
Nurse Bautista

2001

Comedy

Romance

5.0

48%

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

6.6

66%

role:
Mrs. Caleron

2000

Comedy

6.6

66%

Detroit Rock City

Detroit Rock City (1999)

6.8

67%

role:
Mrs. Bruce

1999

Comedy

Music

6.8

67%

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary (1998)

7.1

66%

role:
Magda

1998

Comedy

Romance

7.1

66%

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing (1996)

6.4

63%

role:
The Madame

1996

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4

63%

Kingpin

6.9

65%

role:
Landlady

1996

Comedy

6.9

65%

Project: ALF

Project: ALF (1996)

5.4

59%

role:
Waitress

1996

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4

59%

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

7.3

66%

role:
Mrs. Neugeboren

1994

Comedy

7.3

66%

New Nightmare

New Nightmare (1994)

6.4

64%

role:
Nurse with Pills

1994

Horror

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

64%

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina (1994)

6.6

67%

role:
Repeat Nanny

1994

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

6.6

67%

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

6.2

60%

role:
Witness

1993

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.2

60%

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume (1990)

7.2

71%

role:
PTA Parent 3

Not available

1990

Drama

Music

7.2

71%

Not available

Critters 2

Critters 2 (1988)

5.5

60%

role:
Sally

1988

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5

60%

The Hidden

The Hidden (1987)

7.0

70%

role:
Carol Miller

1987

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

70%

Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice (1987)

6.6

61%

role:
Employment Office Clerk

1987

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Western

6.6

61%

The Running Man

The Running Man (1987)

6.6

65%

role:
Propaganda Officer

1987

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

65%

Critters

Critters (1986)

6.1

64%

role:
Sally

1986

Action

Comedy

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

64%

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions (1985)

6.5

66%

role:
Journalist at Rally

1985

Comedy

6.5

66%

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

7.4

73%

role:
Teacher

1984

Horror

7.4

73%

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark (1982)

6.0

60%

role:
Receptionist at Haven

Not available

1982

Horror

Thriller

6.0

60%

Not available

The Long Riders

The Long Riders (1980)

6.9

66%

role:
Kate

1980

Action

Crime

Western

6.9

66%

Goin' South

Goin' South (1978)

6.2

58%

role:
Parasol Lady

1978

Comedy

Western

6.2

58%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Lin Shaye are, for example, Insidious: The Red Door, Frank and Penelope and Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best Anystream ratings are Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (8.3), A Nightmare on Elm Street (7.4) and My Sister's Keeper (7.4).