Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye has appeared in 81 movies on CringeMDb. 56 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 25 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
- Most recent with adult content: Frank and Penelope (2022)
Born October 12, 1943 · Known for acting
69.1% Featured Movie Cringe Score (81 movies)
Lin Shaye Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
...as Nurse with Pills
The Temp
...as Rosemary
Insidious
...as Elise Rainier
Contagion
...as Laura Crowley
Insidious: Chapter 2
...as Elise Rainier
Big Ass Spider!
...as Mrs. Jefferson
Insidious: The Red Door
...as Elise Rainier
The Signal
...as Mirabelle
Rosewood Lane
...as Mrs. Hawthorne
Insidious: Chapter 3
...as Elise Rainier
Ouija
...as Paulina Zander
Tales of Halloween
...as Lynn's Mother
Roadside Prophets
...as Celeste
Abattoir
...as Allie
Insidious: The Last Key
...as Elise Rainier
Ouija: Origin of Evil
...as Old Paulina Zander
A Cinderella Story
...as Mrs. Wells
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
...as Witness
Dumb and Dumber
...as Mrs. Neugeboren
The Three Stooges
...as Nurse Crotchet
The Grudge
...as Faith Matheson
My Sister's Keeper
...as Nurse Adele
Corrina, Corrina
...as Repeat Nanny
Dreamkatcher
...as Ruth
Insidious: Out of the Further
...as Elise Rainier
Certified Cringeworthy
Snakes on a Plane
...as Grace
There's Something About Mary
...as Magda
Surf School
...as Larry's Mom
2001 Maniacs
...as Granny Boone
Say It Isn't So
...as Nurse Bautista
Dead End
...as Laura Harrington
Amityville: A New Generation
...as Nurse Turner
Hate Crime
...as Kathleen Slansky
Detroit Rock City
...as Mrs. Bruce
Last Man Standing
...as The Madame
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
...as Rubber Rose Maid
Who's Your Daddy?
...as Ms. Harding
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
...as Granny Boone
Frank and Penelope
...as Ophelia
Trading Favors
...as Darla
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
...as Clara
Take Me Home
...as Jill
FDR: American Badass!
...as Eleanor Roosevelt
Three of Hearts
...as Operator
Crazy Kind of Love
...as Denise Mack
Drop Dead Sexy
...as Ma Muzzy
The Almost Guys
...as Repo Boss
Bachelor Party Vegas
...as Cassandra
Grace
...as Helen
Noobz
...as Mrs. Theodore
Grow House
...as Mrs. Gilliam
Homo Erectus
...as Museum Guide
Pickin' and Grinnin'
...as Bonnie Johnson
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
...as Dody
The Penthouse
...as Frances
Unbeatable Harold
...as Jeannie
Boat Trip
...as Sonya the Coach
Jack Goes Home
...as Teresa
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
...as Margie
Stuntmen
...as Bumble Jackson
Attention Shoppers
...as Libby
Nature of the Beast
...as Carol Powell
Pledge This!
...as Miss Prin
Killer Pad
...as Marge
The Hillside Strangler
...as Jenny Buono
Driftwood
...as Nancy Forrester
Asylum
...as String's Mother
Dark Moon Rising
...as Sunny
Small Town Saturday Night
...as Phyllis Ryan
Wish You Were Dead
...as Jinny Macintosh
Stuck on You
...as Makeup Babe
Cellular
...as Exotic Car Driver
Me, Myself & Irene
...as Mrs. Caleron
American Cowslip
...as Lou Anne
The Land of the Astronauts
Living Out Loud
...as Lisa's Nurse
Born Killers
...as Willow
Book of Love
...as Mrs. Flynn
Barely Legal
...as Tequlia
ManFast
...as Marge
The Hidden II
...as Carol Miller (archive footage)
About 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 (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).
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