Lin Shaye — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Lin Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American actress. Over a career spanning more than fifty years, Shaye has appeared in more than one hundred feature films. She is considered a scream queen thanks to roles in various horror productions, including the films Alone in the Dark (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Critters (1986) and its sequel Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), The Amityville Horror: The Next 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), Carnage (2016), The Last Wish (2018), Room for Rent (2019), The Curse (2019), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2026).

Shaye is also well known for her comedic roles in numerous Farrelly brothers films, including Dumb and Dumber (1994), Kingpin (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998), Rock City Detroit (1999), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Stuck on You (2003), and The Three Stooges (2012).

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Filmography

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2026 Insidious: Out of the Further Elise Rainier

Interesting facts

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Her mother, Dorothy (née Katz), was a homemaker, and her father, Max Mendel Shay, was an artist and supermarket owner.
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From her marriage to Clayton Landey, she has a son, Lee Jay.
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She studied acting at the University of Michigan.
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The producer of all episodes of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "The Lord of the Rings," Robert Shaye, is the actress's older brother.
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Full name: Linda "Lin" Shaye.
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Ling's mother was born in Russia.