Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Date of Birth:

Oct 12, 1943

Place of Birth:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

filmography:

Starz Inside: In the Gutter Starz Inside: In the Gutter

2008

Get Gone Get Gone

2019

Dreamkatcher Dreamkatcher

2020

The Voices The Voices

2020

They Bite!: The Making of Critters They Bite!: The Making of Critters

2018

Room for Rent Room for Rent

2019

Cellular Cellular

2004

Jewtopia Jewtopia

2012

Goldberg - P.I. Goldberg - P.I.

2011

Gothic Harvest Gothic Harvest

2019

Waffle Hut Waffle Hut

2012

Matchmaker Santa Matchmaker Santa

2012

The Running Man The Running Man

1987

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

2020

Trial by Fire Trial by Fire

1995

American Cowslip American Cowslip

2009

Los Angeles Overnight Los Angeles Overnight

2018

Confessions of an Action Star Confessions of an Action Star

2005

Me, Myself & Irene Me, Myself & Irene

2000

Corrina, Corrina Corrina, Corrina

1994

The Long Riders The Long Riders

1980

Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber

1994

Wish You Were Dead Wish You Were Dead

2002

The Midnight Man The Midnight Man

2016

Chronic Town Chronic Town

2008

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

All About the Money All About the Money

2017

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

2015

Slam Dance Slam Dance

1987

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

1995

The Grudge The Grudge

2019

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges

2012

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

1994

Stuck on You Stuck on You

2003

My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper

2009

The Final Wish The Final Wish

2019

Mountain Top Mountain Top

2017

Herbert West: Reanimator Herbert West: Reanimator

2018

Project: ALF Project: ALF

1996

Darkness Falls Darkness Falls

2020

Alone in the Dark Alone in the Dark

1982

Black Limousine Black Limousine

2010

Grow House Grow House

2017

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

1979

Brewster's Millions Brewster's Millions

1985

Remote Remote

2022

Living with Chucky Living with Chucky

2022

We Are Gathered Here Today We Are Gathered Here Today

2022

Three of Hearts Three of Hearts

1993

Chasing Robert Chasing Robert

2007

Insidious: The Red Door Insidious: The Red Door

2023

A Cry for Love A Cry for Love

1980

The Penthouse The Penthouse

2010

The Almost Guys The Almost Guys

2004

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

2018

Homo Erectus Homo Erectus

2007

Without Charlie Without Charlie

2001

The Seeding of Sarah Burns The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

The Old World The Old World

1970

A Letter from My Father A Letter from My Father

2001

Carrier Carrier

1970

Pines Pines

2022

Ambition Ambition

2019

Born Killers Born Killers

2005

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022

Living Out Loud Living Out Loud

1998

The Call The Call

2020

Dead of Nowhere 3D Dead of Nowhere 3D

1970

The Horror Crowd The Horror Crowd

2020

Before Memory Before Memory

1970

Pump Up the Volume Pump Up the Volume

1990

Extreme Prejudice Extreme Prejudice

1987

Hester Street Hester Street

1975

Frank and Penelope Frank and Penelope

2022

Trading Favors Trading Favors

1997

Surf School Surf School

2006

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

VideoDome Rent-O-Rama VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

2010

Brain Smasher... A Love Story Brain Smasher... A Love Story

1993

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021

Barely Legal Barely Legal

2003

Small Town Saturday Night Small Town Saturday Night

2010

FDR: American Badass! FDR: American Badass!

2012

The Election The Election

2007

Farewell Mr. Kringle Farewell Mr. Kringle

2010

Sedona Sedona

2011

Take Me Home Take Me Home

2011

Insidious: Chapter 2 Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

Insidious Insidious

2011

Next Stop Murder Next Stop Murder

2010

Contagion Contagion

2002

Crazy Kind of Love Crazy Kind of Love

2013

Big Ass Spider! Big Ass Spider!

2013

Drop Dead Sexy Drop Dead Sexy

2005

Chillerama Chillerama

2011

Summer Fantasy Summer Fantasy

1984

The Signal The Signal

2014

Down the P.C.H. Down the P.C.H.

2006

Doggie Heaven Doggie Heaven

2008

3 Days of Normal 3 Days of Normal

2012

All American Christmas Carol All American Christmas Carol

2013

The Temp The Temp

1993

Hoboken Hollow Hoboken Hollow

2006

Say It Isn't So Say It Isn't So

2001

Dead End Dead End

2003

Kingpin Kingpin

1996

New Nightmare New Nightmare

1994

2001 Maniacs 2001 Maniacs

2005

Critters Critters

1986

A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984

There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary

1998

Critters 2 Critters 2

1988

Hate Crime Hate Crime

2005

Surf School Surf School

2006

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2010

Killer by Nature Killer by Nature

2010

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

2006

Who's Your Daddy? Who's Your Daddy?

2004

Insidious: The Last Key Insidious: The Last Key

2018

The Hidden The Hidden

1987

Last Man Standing Last Man Standing

1996

Detroit Rock City Detroit Rock City

1999

Rosewood Lane Rosewood Lane

2011

I Was a Teenage Werebear I Was a Teenage Werebear

2011

Stillwatch Stillwatch

1987

Ouija: Origin of Evil Ouija: Origin of Evil

2016

Lucky Stiff Lucky Stiff

1988

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982

Buster's Mal Heart Buster's Mal Heart

2017

Stuntmen Stuntmen

2009

Abattoir Abattoir

2016

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

2003

Attention Shoppers Attention Shoppers

2000

My Demon Lover My Demon Lover

1987

Nature of the Beast Nature of the Beast

1995

Dark Moon Rising Dark Moon Rising

2009

The Black Room The Black Room

2017

A Cinderella Story A Cinderella Story

2004

Asylum Asylum

2008

Driftwood Driftwood

2006

Pledge This! Pledge This!

2006

Killer Pad Killer Pad

2008

The Hillside Strangler The Hillside Strangler

2004

Amityville: A New Generation Amityville: A New Generation

1993

Jack Goes Home Jack Goes Home

2016

Noobz Noobz

2013

Pickin' and Grinnin' Pickin' and Grinnin'

2010

Ouija Ouija

2014

Lost Time Lost Time

2014

Grace Grace

2014

Life's an Itch Life's an Itch

2012

Goin' South Goin' South

1978

Bachelor Party Vegas Bachelor Party Vegas

2006

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

2015

Texas Heart Texas Heart

2016

Tales of Halloween Tales of Halloween

2015

Boat Trip Boat Trip

2002

Unbeatable Harold Unbeatable Harold

2006

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy

2011

Roadside Prophets Roadside Prophets

1992

Insidious: Chapter 3 Insidious: Chapter 3

2015

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

1994

Director's Cut Director's Cut

2016

Snakes on a Plane Snakes on a Plane

2006

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