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Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

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 (2020), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), and the Insidious film series (2010–2023).

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    Average Rating
    6.9
    7114 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 31, 2011
    15 years ago
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    Played Mrs. Neugeboren

    Average Rating
    6.6
    6458 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1994
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    Played Teacher

    Average Rating
    7.3
    5511 votes
    Release Date
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    42 years ago
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    Played Magda

    Average Rating
    6.6
    5150 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 15, 1998
    28 years ago
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    Played Elise Rainier

    Average Rating
    6.7
    4424 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 2013
    12 years ago
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    Me, Myself & Irene

    Played Mrs. Caleron

    Average Rating
    6.6
    4083 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 2000
    26 years ago
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    Played Elise Rainier

    Average Rating
    6.3
    3505 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 2015
    11 years ago
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    Played Mrs. Wells

    Average Rating
    6.6
    3310 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 2004
    22 years ago
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    Played Elise Rainier

    Average Rating
    6.3
    3046 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 03, 2018
    8 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.1
    2726 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 24, 2014
    11 years ago
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    Played Propaganda Officer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2622 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 13, 1987
    38 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.1
    2557 votes
    Release Date
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    9 years ago
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    Average Rating
    7.4
    2190 votes
    Release Date
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    17 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.4
    2010 votes
    Release Date
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    21 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.5
    1895 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 17, 2006
    19 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.5
    1872 votes
    Release Date
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    2 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1769 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 15, 2014
    12 years ago
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    Played Nurse with Pills

    Average Rating
    6.5
    1519 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 1994
    31 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.4
    1280 votes
    Release Date
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    6 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.5
    1044 votes
    Release Date
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    40 years ago
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    Played The Madame

    Average Rating
    6.4
    935 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 20, 1996
    29 years ago
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    Played Landlady

    Average Rating
    6.5
    928 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 04, 1996
    30 years ago
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    Played Margie

    Average Rating
    4.2
    875 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 2003
    23 years ago
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    Played Witness

    Average Rating
    6.0
    768 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 04, 1993
    33 years ago
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    Played Makeup Babe

    Average Rating
    5.3
    692 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 10, 2003
    22 years ago
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    Played Sonya the Coach

    Average Rating
    5.3
    667 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 2002
    23 years ago
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    Played Journalist at Rally

    Average Rating
    6.6
    633 votes
    Release Date
    May 22, 1985
    41 years ago
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    Played Nurse Crotchet

    Average Rating
    5.8
    619 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 13, 2012
    14 years ago
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    Played Laura Harrington

    Average Rating
    6.4
    571 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 2003
    22 years ago
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    Played Lynn's Mother

    Average Rating
    5.7
    519 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 16, 2015
    10 years ago
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    Played Sal

    Average Rating
    6.2
    491 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Played Carol Miller

    Average Rating
    6.9
    457 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1987
    38 years ago
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    Played Sal (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    5.3
    439 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 1991
    34 years ago
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    Played Repeat Nanny

    Average Rating
    6.7
    438 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 12, 1994
    32 years ago
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    Played Mrs. Bruce

    Average Rating
    6.7
    436 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Played Anna

    Average Rating
    5.8
    434 votes
    Release Date
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    9 years ago
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    Played PTA Parent #3

    Average Rating
    7.1
    385 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Played Dody

    Average Rating
    5.8
    339 votes
    Release Date
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    14 years ago
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    Played Pauline

    Average Rating
    6.1
    302 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 2017
    8 years ago
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    Played Granny Boone

    Average Rating
    5.4
    283 votes
    Release Date
    May 12, 2005
    21 years ago
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    Played Tequlia

    Average Rating
    6.0
    282 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 2003
    23 years ago
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    Played Kate

    Average Rating
    6.6
    271 votes
    Release Date
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    46 years ago
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    Played Mrs. Jefferson

    Average Rating
    5.6
    268 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 2013
    12 years ago
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    Played Helen

    Average Rating
    4.9
    226 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 2014
    11 years ago
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    Extreme Prejudice

    Played Employment Office Clerk

    Average Rating
    6.2
    182 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Played Nurse Bautista

    Average Rating
    4.7
    177 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 2001
    25 years ago
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    Played Miss Black

    Average Rating
    3.8
    175 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 28, 2017
    9 years ago
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    Played Edith Cranston

    Average Rating
    5.5
    166 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.8
    166 votes
    Release Date
    May 04, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Alone in the Dark

    Alone in the Dark

    Played Receptionist at Haven

    Average Rating
    5.8
    159 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 12, 1982
    44 years ago
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    The Final Wish

    Played Kate Hammond

    Average Rating
    5.0
    158 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 2019
    7 years ago
  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

    Played Parasol Lady

    Average Rating
    5.8
    156 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Abattoir

    Abattoir

    Played Allie

    Average Rating
    4.5
    146 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 24, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

    Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

    Played Mrs. Bundy

    Average Rating
    6.6
    141 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 16, 2021
    4 years ago
  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

    Played Rubber Rose Maid

    Average Rating
    4.4
    133 votes
    Release Date
    May 13, 1994
    32 years ago
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    Dreamkatcher

    Played Ruth

    Average Rating
    5.1
    132 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Chillerama

    Chillerama

    Played Baglady / Nurse Maleva

    Average Rating
    5.7
    130 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 14, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Take Me Home

    Take Me Home

    Played Jill

    Average Rating
    6.5
    127 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 02, 2011
    15 years ago
  • Pledge This!

    Pledge This!

    Played Miss Prin

    Average Rating
    2.8
    118 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 08, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Project: ALF

    Project: ALF

    Played Waitress

    Average Rating
    5.9
    117 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 17, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope

    Played Ophelia

    Average Rating
    7.3
    111 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 03, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Rosewood Lane

    Rosewood Lane

    Played Mrs. Hawthorne

    Average Rating
    4.7
    104 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 2011
    14 years ago
  • Amityville: A New Generation

    Amityville: A New Generation

    Played Nurse Turner

    Average Rating
    4.2
    98 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 1993
    32 years ago
  • Asylum

    Asylum

    Played String's Mother

    Average Rating
    4.1
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 2008
    18 years ago
  • 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

    2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

    Played Granny Boone

    Average Rating
    3.8
    91 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 2010
    15 years ago
  • FDR: American Badass!

    FDR: American Badass!

    Played Eleanor Roosevelt

    Average Rating
    5.1
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 24, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Room for Rent

    Room for Rent

    Played Joyce

    Average Rating
    6.3
    88 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 2019
    7 years ago
  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Who's Your Daddy?

    Played Ms. Harding

    Average Rating
    4.9
    87 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 07, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Jack Goes Home

    Jack Goes Home

    Played Teresa

    Average Rating
    5.1
    79 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

    Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

    Played Clara

    Average Rating
    4.8
    77 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 27, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Bachelor Party Vegas

    Bachelor Party Vegas

    Played Cassandra

    Average Rating
    4.9
    67 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 25, 2006
    20 years ago
  • The Temp

    The Temp

    Played Rosemary

    Average Rating
    4.7
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 12, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Matchmaker Santa

    Matchmaker Santa

    Played Debbie

    Average Rating
    5.7
    65 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Nature of the Beast

    Nature of the Beast

    Played Carol Powell

    Average Rating
    5.9
    64 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1995
    30 years ago
  • Drop Dead Sexy

    Drop Dead Sexy

    Played Ma Muzzy

    Average Rating
    4.8
    58 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 12, 2005
    21 years ago
  • My Demon Lover

    My Demon Lover

    Played Anemic Counter Girl

    Average Rating
    5.2
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Jewtopia

    Played Dr. Sutton

    Average Rating
    4.6
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Living Out Loud

    Living Out Loud

    Played Lisa's Nurse

    Average Rating
    5.8
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1998
    27 years ago
  • Noobz

    Noobz

    Played Mrs. Theodore

    Average Rating
    5.9
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 25, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Living with Chucky

    Living with Chucky

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.6
    46 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Darkness Falls

    Darkness Falls

    Played Angela Anderson

    Average Rating
    5.4
    46 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 2020
    6 years ago
  • Crazy Kind of Love

    Crazy Kind of Love

    Played Denise Mack

    Average Rating
    5.5
    45 votes
    Release Date
    May 31, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Slam Dance

    Slam Dance

    Played Librarian

    Average Rating
    4.7
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 02, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

    Max Reload and the Nether Blasters

    Played Mrs. Wylder

    Average Rating
    5.8
    44 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Three of Hearts

    Three of Hearts

    Played Operator

    Average Rating
    4.8
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Killer Pad

    Killer Pad

    Played Marge

    Average Rating
    3.8
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 05, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Surf School

    Surf School

    Played Larry's Mom

    Average Rating
    2.7
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Surf School

    Surf School

    Played Larry's mom

    Average Rating
    2.7
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2006
    19 years ago
  • The Hillside Strangler

    The Hillside Strangler

    Played Jenny Buono

    Average Rating
    5.0
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 12, 2004
    21 years ago
  • All About the Money

    All About the Money

    Played Mrs. Womack

    Average Rating
    5.4
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 02, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Homo Erectus

    Homo Erectus

    Played Museum Guide

    Average Rating
    3.9
    35 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 10, 2007
    19 years ago
  • Dark Moon Rising

    Dark Moon Rising

    Played Sunny

    Average Rating
    4.2
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 10, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Small Town Saturday Night

    Small Town Saturday Night

    Played Phyllis Ryan

    Average Rating
    5.2
    33 votes
    Release Date
    May 31, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Lost Time

    Lost Time

    Played Mysterious Woman

    Average Rating
    3.3
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Director's Cut

    Director's Cut

    Played Captain Wheeler

    Average Rating
    6.1
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 19, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Brain Smasher... A Love Story

    Brain Smasher... A Love Story

    Played Make up Artist

    Average Rating
    5.1
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 17, 1993
    32 years ago
  • Hester Street

    Hester Street

    Played Whore

    Average Rating
    6.1
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1975
    51 years ago
  • The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

    The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

    Played Ellen

    Average Rating
    7.9
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 18, 2024
    1 year ago
  • Hate Crime

    Hate Crime

    Played Kathleen Slansky

    Average Rating
    5.6
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 14, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Driftwood

    Driftwood

    Played Nancy Forrester

    Average Rating
    4.3
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 2006
    19 years ago
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