Lin Shaye
Born 1943
Known for Insidious: The Last Key, Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 3.
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
Scared to Death (2026)
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)
The Final Wish (2019)
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Darkness Falls (2020)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Pines (2022)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
Dreamkatcher (2020)
Grace (2014)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Insidious (2011)
Dead End (2003)
Contagion (2002)
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
Mountain Top (2017)
Rosewood Lane (2011)
Killer by Nature (2010)
Hoboken Hollow (2006)
Director's Cut (2016)
3 Days of Normal (2012)
Life's an Itch (2012)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
Lost Time (2014)
The Signal (2014)
Noobz (2012)
Take Me Home (2011)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
All American Christmas Carol (2013)
Asylum (2008)
Driftwood (2006)
Hate Crime (2005)
Critters (1986)
Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
Unbeatable Harold (2006)
Boat Trip (2002)
Attention Shoppers (2000)
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Kingpin (1996)
Critters 2 (1988)
Ouija (2014)
Amityville: A New Generation (1993)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Jewtopia (2012)
Stuntmen (2009)
ManFast (2003)
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
The Temp (1993)
My Demon Lover (1987)
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Surf School (2006)
Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Why Me? (1984)
Book of Love (1990)
The Hidden (1987)
The Penthouse (2010)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
1000 Women in Horror (2025)
Chillerama (2011)
Pledge This! (2007)
Living Out Loud (1998)
Critters 3 (1991)
Killer Pad (2008)
Say It Isn't So (2001)
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
Goin' South (1978)
Last Man Standing (1996)
Hester Street (1975)
Who's Your Daddy? (2002)
Barely Legal (2003)
