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Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye’s screen credits include Teacher in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Elise Rainier in Insidious: Chapter 2, and Magda in There's Something About Mary.
Born October 12, 1943 Detroit, Michigan, USA6 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2018Insidious: The Last Key1h 43m · Horror · ThrillerElise Rainier
- 2015Insidious: Chapter 31h 37m · Horror · ThrillerElise Rainier
- 2013Insidious: Chapter 21h 46m · Horror · ThrillerElise Rainier
- 2011Insidious1h 42m · Horror · ThrillerElise Rainier
- 1998There's Something About Mary2h 0m · Comedy · RomanceMagda
- 1984A Nightmare on Elm Street1h 31m · HorrorTeacher
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- 2026Insidious: Out of the FurtherElise Rainier
- 2026Scared to DeathProducer · Max
- 20251000 Women in HorrorSelf
- 2025House of AbrahamActor · Producer
- 2024The Last Stand of Ellen ColeProducer · Ellen
- 2023Insidious: The Red DoorElise Rainier
- 2022Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund StorySelf
- 2022RemoteKane
- 2022We Are Gathered Here TodayJean Cole
- 2022Living with ChuckySelf
- 2022The Quarry: Movie ModeConstance Hackett
- 2022Frank and PenelopeOphelia
- 2022PinesJulie (voice)
- 2021Ted Bundy: American BoogeymanMrs. Bundy
- 2020The CallEdith Cranston
- 2020The Horror CrowdSelf
- 2020Max Reload and the Nether BlastersMrs. Wylder
- 2020The VoicesThe Vagabond
- 2020DreamkatcherProducer · Ruth
- 2020Darkness FallsAngela Anderson
- 2019The GrudgeFaith Matheson
- 2019Gothic HarvestGriselda
- 2019AmbitionLady Bum
- 2019Get GoneMama
- 2019Room for RentProducer · Joyce
- 2019The Final WishKate Hammond
- 2018Herbert West: ReanimatorMeredith
- 2018The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2Self
- 2018They Bite!: The Making of CrittersSelf
- 2018Los Angeles OvernightCousins
- 2017All About the MoneyMrs. Womack
- 2017Buster's Mal HeartPauline
- 2017The Black RoomMiss Black
- 2017Grow HouseMrs. Gilliam
- 2017Mountain TopMuriel Miller
- 2016AbattoirAllie
- 2016Ouija: Origin of EvilOld Paulina Zander
- 2016The Midnight ManAnna
- 2016Director's CutCaptain Wheeler
- 2016Texas HeartMrs. Smith
- 2016Jack Goes HomeTeresa
- 2015Tales of HalloweenLynn's Mother
- 2015Helen Keller vs. NightwolvesHelen Keller
- 2015Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La ManchaThe Grand Lady
- 2014GraceHelen
- 2014OuijaPaulina Zander
- 2014Lost TimeMysterious Woman
- 2014The SignalMirabelle
- 2013All American Christmas CarolBarbara Belnap
- 2013Big Ass Spider!Mrs. Jefferson
- 2013Crazy Kind of LoveDenise Mack
- 2013NoobzMrs. Theodore
- 2012Life's an ItchGloria
- 2012Matchmaker SantaDebbie
- 2012FDR: American Badass!Eleanor Roosevelt
- 20123 Days of NormalMay
- 2012JewtopiaDr. Sutton
- 2012The Three StoogesNurse Crotchet
- 2012Waffle HutJerrie Wolf
- 2011Rosewood LaneMrs. Hawthorne
- 2011ChilleramaBaglady / Nurse Maleva
- 2011A Good Old Fashioned OrgyDody
- 2011I Was a Teenage WerebearActor
- 2011Take Me HomeJill
- 2011SedonaClaire
- 2011Goldberg - P.I.Violet
- 2010Farewell Mr. KringleZelda
- 2010The Land of the AstronautsActor
- 2010Next Stop MurderDetective Reeson
- 2010The Accidental Death of Joey by SueMrs. Rawlings
- 2010Small Town Saturday NightPhyllis Ryan
- 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelf
- 2010Pickin' and Grinnin'Bonnie Johnson
- 20102001 Maniacs: Field of ScreamsGranny Boone
- 2010The PenthouseFrances
- 2010Killer by NatureLeona
- 2010VideoDome Rent-O-RamaThe Lush
- 2009Dark Moon RisingSunny
- 2009StuntmenBumble Jackson
- 2009American CowslipLou Anne
- 2009My Sister's KeeperNurse Adele
- 2008Doggie HeavenWoman
- 2008Starz Inside: In the GutterSelf
- 2008Chronic TownNurse
- 2008AsylumString's Mother
- 2008Killer PadMarge
- 2007Chasing RobertMartha the Bookie
- 2007The ElectionThe Wife
- 2007Homo ErectusMuseum Guide
- 2007Pledge This!Miss Prin
- 2007Snakes on a Plane: Meet the ReptilesSelf
- 2007Snakes on a Set: Behind the ScenesSelf
- 2007The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'Self
- 2006DriftwoodNancy Forrester
- 2006Down the P.C.H.Wendy O'Hara
- 2006Surf SchoolLarry's Mom
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