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  • BIRTH 12/10/1943
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 90
  • PRODUCTION 1

Lin Shaye

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. She is also the younger sister of producer Robert Shaye.

Lin Shaye

Shows (12)

ER
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Margaret
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
Paul's Mom
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Dottie Minter
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Leather Lauren
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
Mrs. Padnick
Frasier
Frasier
Anne
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Kate Simmons
Becker
Becker
Mrs. Cooper
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life
Parent #2
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
Secretary
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Smoking Female Prisoner

Movies (90)

Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door
Elise Rainier
Insidious
Insidious
Elise Rainier
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
Mrs. Neugeboren
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
Magda
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2
Elise Rainier
Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key
Élise Rainier
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teacher
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Old Paulina Zander
A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
Mrs. Wells
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3
Elise Rainier
Ouija
Ouija
Paulina Zander
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
Nurse Adele
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Witness
The Signal
The Signal
Mirabelle
The Grudge
The Grudge
Faith Matheson
Critters
Critters
Sally
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
Grace
Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa
Debbie
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
Mrs. Bundy
Corrina, Corrina
Corrina, Corrina
Repeat Nanny
Dead End
Dead End
Laura Harrington
Boat Trip
Boat Trip
Sonya the Coach
Pledge This!
Pledge This!
Miss Prin
Critters 2
Critters 2
Sally
Living with Chucky
Living with Chucky
Self
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
Nurse Bautista
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Margie
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
Granny Boone
The Call
The Call
Edith Cranston
Grace
Grace
Helen
The Hidden
The Hidden
Carol Miller
Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud
Lisa's Nurse
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
Mrs. Hawthorne
Chillerama
Chillerama
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
The Madame
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
PTA Parent #3
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
Anna
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Receptionist at Haven
Lost Time
Lost Time
Mysterious Woman
Critters 3
Critters 3
Sal (archive footage)
The Black Room
The Black Room
Miss Black
Jack Goes Home
Jack Goes Home
Teresa
The Final Wish
The Final Wish
Kate Hammond
Jewtopia
Jewtopia
Dr. Sutton
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
Granny Boone
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
Angela Anderson
Noobz
Noobz
Mrs. Theodore
Kingpin
Kingpin
Landlady
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Mrs. Wylder
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Jill
Dark Moon Rising
Dark Moon Rising
Sunny
The Temp
The Temp
Rosemary
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bachelor Party Vegas
Bachelor Party Vegas
Cassandra
Slam Dance
Slam Dance
Librarian
Killer Pad
Killer Pad
Marge
3 Days of Normal
3 Days of Normal
May
Contagion
Contagion
Laura Crowley
All American Christmas Carol
All American Christmas Carol
Barbara Belnap
Book of Love
Book of Love
Mrs. Flynn
Abattoir
Abattoir
Allie
Doggie Heaven
Doggie Heaven
Woman
Dreamkatcher
Dreamkatcher
Ruth
Asylum
Asylum
String's Mother
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Dody
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Clara
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
Hoboken Hollow
Hoboken Hollow
Mrs. Brodrick
Drop Dead Sexy
Drop Dead Sexy
Ma Muzzy
Frank and Penelope
Frank and Penelope
Ophelia
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
Before Memory
Before Memory
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?
Ms. Harding
Why Me?
Why Me?
Goin' South
Goin' South
Parasol Lady
Tales of Halloween
Tales of Halloween
Lynn's Mother
Summer Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
Woman on Beach
Detroit Rock City
Detroit Rock City
Mrs. Bruce
Surf School
Surf School
Larry's Mom
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster's Mal Heart
Pauline
Big Ass Spider!
Big Ass Spider!
Mrs. Jefferson
The Almost Guys
The Almost Guys
Repo Boss
Three of Hearts
Three of Hearts
Operator
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Farewell Mr. Kringle
Zelda
Amityville: A New Generation
Amityville: A New Generation
Nurse Turner
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Nurse with Telegram
The Land of the Astronauts
The Land of the Astronauts
Crazy Kind of Love
Crazy Kind of Love
Denise Mack
Next Stop Murder
Next Stop Murder
Detective Reeson
Hester Street
Hester Street
Whore

Production

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