Lin Shaye

Actor 112 · 1979 – 2026 · 🎬 112 · 🇺🇸 United States

Lin Shaye is an American actress. In a career spanning over 50 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 (2020), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2026).

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Frequent Collaborators

Leigh Whannell

12 shared

Tim Sullivan

10 shared

Adam Rifkin

Adam Rifkin

7 shared

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

6 shared

David R. Ellis

6 shared

Flex Alexander

Flex Alexander

5 shared

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🎬 Movies

Stuntmen

Stuntmen

actor

2009

American Cowslip

American Cowslip

actor

2009

My Sister's Keeper

My Sister's Keeper

actor

2009

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

actor

2008

Asylum

Asylum

actor

2008

Killer Pad

Killer Pad

actor

2008

Pledge This!

Pledge This!

actor

2007

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

actor

2007

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

actor

2007

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

actor

2007

Driftwood

Driftwood

actor

2006

Down the P.C.H.

Down the P.C.H.

actor

2006

Surf School

Surf School

actor

2006

Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane

actor

2006

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

actor

2006

Hoboken Hollow

Hoboken Hollow

actor

2006

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

actor

2006

2001 Maniacs

2001 Maniacs

actor

2005

Drop Dead Sexy

Drop Dead Sexy

actor

2005

Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star

actor

2005

Hate Crime

Hate Crime

actor

2005

Born Killers

Born Killers

actor

2005

The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

actor

2004

A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story

actor

2004

Dead End

Dead End

actor

2003

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

actor

2003

Boat Trip

Boat Trip

actor

2002

Wish You Were Dead

Wish You Were Dead

actor

2002

Contagion

Contagion

actor

2002

A Letter from My Father

actor

2001

Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So

actor

2001

Attention Shoppers

Attention Shoppers

actor

2000

Detroit Rock City

Detroit Rock City

actor

1999

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

actor

1998

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

actor

1998

Breakfast with Einstein

Breakfast with Einstein

actor

1998

Trading Favors

Trading Favors

actor

1997

Kingpin

Kingpin

actor

1996

Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

actor

1995

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

actor

1995

Corrina, Corrina

Corrina, Corrina

actor

1994

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

actor

1993

Amityville: A New Generation

Amityville: A New Generation

actor

1993

Three of Hearts

Three of Hearts

actor

1993

The Temp

The Temp

actor

1993

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

actor

1993

Roadside Prophets

Roadside Prophets

actor

1992

Critters 3

Critters 3

actor

1991

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