Acting
Lin Shaye
Born Oct 12, 1943 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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).
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Acting
The Old World
Drama
Before Memory
Thriller
Jackson's Hole
Mystery · Thriller
Mascotland
Comedy · Thriller
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026
Horror · Thriller
Scared to Death
2026
Horror · Comedy
1000 Women in Horror
2025
Documentary · Horror
House of Abraham
2025
Horror · Thriller
Common Side Effects
2025
Animation · Drama · Comedy
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024
Action · Adventure · Western
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
Horror · Thriller
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
Documentary
Remote
2022
Horror
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022
Drama
Living with Chucky
2022
Documentary · Horror
The Quarry: Movie Mode
2022
Horror · Mystery · Romance
Frank and Penelope
2022
Thriller · Horror · Crime
Pines
2022
Horror · Thriller
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021
Thriller · Crime
The Call
2020
Horror · Thriller
The Horror Crowd
2020
Documentary
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020
Comedy · Science Fiction
The Voices
2020
Horror · Thriller
Dreamkatcher
2020
Horror · Thriller
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Crime
Darkness Falls
2020
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Grudge
2019
Horror · Mystery
Gothic Harvest
2019
Horror
Ambition
2019
Thriller
Get Gone
2019
Horror
Room for Rent
2019
Thriller · Horror
The Final Wish
2019
Horror
Herbert West: Reanimator
2018
Horror
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
2018
Documentary
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
2018
Documentary
Los Angeles Overnight
2018
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
Horror · Thriller
All About the Money
2017
Comedy · Action · Adventure
Buster's Mal Heart
2017
Mystery · Drama
The Black Room
2017
Comedy · Horror
Grow House
2017
Comedy
Mountain Top
2017
Drama · Family · Mystery
Abattoir
2016
Horror · Thriller
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
Horror
The Midnight Man
2016
Horror
Director's Cut
2016
Horror · Comedy · Thriller
Texas Heart
2016
Drama
Jack Goes Home
2016
Drama · Thriller · Horror
Tales of Halloween
2015
Horror · Comedy · Thriller
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
2015
Action · Comedy · Horror
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015
Horror · Thriller
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015
Family · Fantasy · Adventure
Grace
2014
Thriller · Horror
Ouija
2014
Horror
Lost Time
2014
Thriller · Horror · Science Fiction
The Signal
2014
Thriller · Science Fiction
All American Christmas Carol
2013
Comedy · Fantasy
Big Ass Spider!
2013
Science Fiction
Insidious: Spectral Sightings
2013
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
Horror · Thriller
Crazy Kind of Love
2013
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Noobz
2013
Comedy · Adventure
EastSiders
2012
Drama · Comedy
Life's an Itch
2012
Comedy · Romance
Matchmaker Santa
2012
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
FDR: American Badass!
2012
Comedy
3 Days of Normal
2012
Comedy · Family · Romance
Jewtopia
2012
Comedy · Romance
The Three Stooges
2012
Comedy
Waffle Hut
2012
Comedy · TV Movie
Rosewood Lane
2011
Horror · Thriller
Chillerama
2011
Comedy · Horror
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011
Comedy
I Was a Teenage Werebear
2011
Horror · Comedy
Insidious
2011
Horror · Thriller
Take Me Home
2011
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Sedona
2011
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Goldberg - P.I.
2011
Comedy
Farewell Mr. Kringle
2010
Romance · TV Movie
The Land of the Astronauts
2010
Drama · Thriller
Next Stop Murder
2010
Thriller
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
2010
Comedy · Drama
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
Drama
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
Documentary
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010
Horror · Comedy
The Penthouse
2010
Comedy
Killer by Nature
2010
Crime · Drama · Thriller
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
2010
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Dark Moon Rising
2009
Horror
Stuntmen
2009
Action · Comedy · Thriller
American Cowslip
2009
Comedy
My Sister's Keeper
2009
Drama
Doggie Heaven
2008
Comedy · Fantasy
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
Documentary
Chronic Town
2008
Drama · Action · Thriller
Asylum
2008
Horror
Killer Pad
2008
Comedy · Horror
Private Practice
2007
Drama
Chasing Robert
2007
Comedy
The Election
2007
Homo Erectus
2007
Comedy
Pledge This!
2007
Comedy
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
2007
Documentary
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
2007
Documentary
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
2007
Driftwood
2006
Horror · Mystery
Surf School
2006
Comedy
Down the P.C.H.
2006
Drama
Snakes on a Plane
2006
Action · Adventure · Crime
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006
Comedy · Horror
Bachelor Party Vegas
2006
Comedy
Hoboken Hollow
2006
Horror
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
2006
Unbeatable Harold
2006
Comedy · Romance
My Name Is Earl
2005
Comedy
2001 Maniacs
2005
Horror · Comedy
Drop Dead Sexy
2005
Comedy · Crime
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
Action · Comedy
Hate Crime
2005
Drama · Thriller
Born Killers
2005
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Hillside Strangler
2004
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Cellular
2004
Action · Thriller · Drama
A Cinderella Story
2004
Comedy · Family · Romance
The Almost Guys
2004
Comedy
Who's Your Daddy?
2004
Comedy
Dead End
2003
Mystery · Horror · Thriller
Stuck on You
2003
Comedy
Barely Legal
2003
Comedy
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
Comedy
ManFast
2003
Comedy · Romance
Boat Trip
2002
Comedy
Wish You Were Dead
2002
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Contagion
2002
Drama · Science Fiction
Crossing Jordan
2001
Drama
Say It Isn't So
2001
Comedy · Romance
Attention Shoppers
2000
Comedy
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
Comedy
Detroit Rock City
1999
Comedy · Music · Adventure
Becker
1998
Comedy
Living Out Loud
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
There's Something About Mary
1998
Romance · Comedy
Breakfast with Einstein
1998
Comedy · TV Movie
Perversions of Science
1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Trading Favors
1997
Crime · Drama
Last Man Standing
1996
Action · Crime
Arli$$
1996
Comedy
Kingpin
1996
Comedy
Project: ALF
1996
Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
Nature of the Beast
1995
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Trial by Fire
1995
Drama · Thriller
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Dumb and Dumber
1994
Comedy
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Horror · Mystery · Fantasy
ER
1994
Drama
My So-Called Life
1994
Drama · Comedy
Corrina, Corrina
1994
Comedy · Romance
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
Comedy · Drama · Romance
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
Thriller · Crime · TV Movie
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
Action · Comedy · Romance
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
The Hidden II
1993
Crime · Horror · Science Fiction
Amityville: A New Generation
1993
Horror
Three of Hearts
1993
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Temp
1993
Drama · Thriller
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
Comedy · Crime · Action
Roadside Prophets
1992
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Critters 3
1991
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
Pump Up the Volume
1990
Music · Drama
Book of Love
1990
Comedy · Romance
Life Goes On
1989
Drama · Family
Lucky Stiff
1988
Comedy · Horror
Critters 2
1988
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
The Running Man
1987
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
The Hidden
1987
Action · Science Fiction · Horror
Mistress
1987
Drama · TV Movie
Slam Dance
1987
Mystery · Thriller · Crime
My Demon Lover
1987
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Action · Thriller · Crime
Stillwatch
1987
Thriller · Horror · TV Movie
Critters
1986
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
The Twilight Zone
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Brewster's Millions
1985
Comedy
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Horror
Who's the Boss?
1984
Comedy
Highway to Heaven
1984
Family · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Summer Fantasy
1984
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Why Me?
1984
TV Movie
Alone in the Dark
1982
Horror · Thriller
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Crime · Drama
Falcon Crest
1981
Soap · Drama · Family
The Long Riders
1980
Western
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979
Drama · TV Movie
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
Drama · TV Movie
Goin' South
1978
Comedy · Western · Romance
A Secret Space
1977
Drama
Sex and the Married Woman
1977
Drama · TV Movie · Comedy
Eight Is Enough
1977
Drama · Comedy
Hester Street
1975
Drama · Romance