Acting
Lin Shaye
Born 1943-10-12
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).
Acting
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026 · Elise Rainier
Scared to Death
2026 · Max
1000 Women in Horror
2025 · Self
House of Abraham
2025
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024 · Ellen
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · Elise Rainier
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022 · Self
Remote
2022 · Kane
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 · Jean Cole
Living with Chucky
2022 · Self
The Quarry: Movie Mode
2022 · Constance Hackett
Frank and Penelope
2022 · Ophelia
Pines
2022 · Julie (voice)
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021 · Mrs. Bundy
The Call
2020 · Edith Cranston
The Horror Crowd
2020 · Self
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
2020 · Mrs. Wylder
The Voices
2020 · The Vagabond
Dreamkatcher
2020 · Ruth
Darkness Falls
2020 · Angela Anderson
The Grudge
2019 · Faith Matheson
Gothic Harvest
2019 · Griselda
Ambition
2019 · Lady Bum
Get Gone
2019 · Mama
Room for Rent
2019 · Joyce
The Final Wish
2019 · Kate Hammond
Herbert West: Reanimator
2018 · Meredith
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
2018 · Self
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
2018 · Self
Los Angeles Overnight
2018 · Cousins
Insidious: The Last Key
2018 · Elise Rainier
All About the Money
2017 · Mrs. Womack