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Lin Shaye

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Lin Shaye at an event for Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
A hospice nurse is horrified to discover that her boyfriend owes a debt to a group of ruthless predators, which quickly ruins both of their lives.
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Pines (2022)
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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.
BornOctober 12, 1943
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Lin Shaye in The Grudge (2020)
Lin Shaye in Ambition (2019)
Lin Shaye in Ambition (2019)
Lin Shaye in Room for Rent (2019)
Lin Shaye in Room for Rent (2019)
Lin Shaye in Room for Rent (2019)
Lin Shaye and Oliver Rayon in Room for Rent (2019)
Lin Shaye in Room for Rent (2019)
Lin Shaye in Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Lin Shaye and Adam Robitel in Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Lin Shaye in Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Lin Shaye and Javier Botet in Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

Known for

Ty Simpkins in Insidious (2010)
Insidious
6.8
  • Elise Rainier
  • 2010
Dead End (2003)
Dead End
6.5
  • Laura Harrington
  • 2003
Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)
There's Something About Mary
7.1
  • Magda
  • 1998
Stefanie Scott in Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: Chapter 3
6.1
  • Elise Rainier
  • 2015

Credits

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Actress

  • Ellen
    • Post-production
  • Carrier
    • Pre-production
  • Jackson's Hole
    • Post-production
  • Bite Size Halloween (2020)
    Bite Size Halloween
  • We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
    We Are Gathered Here Today
  • David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, Ted Raimi, Lin Shaye, Miles Robbins, Brenda Song, Evan Evagora, Skyler Gisondo, Ariel Winter, Siobhan Williams, Halston Sage, Justice Smith, and Zach Tinker in The Quarry (2022)
    The Quarry
  • Donna D'Errico, Johnathon Schaech, Kevin Dillon, Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Budinich, and Caylee Cowan in Frank and Penelope (2022)
    Frank and Penelope
  • Michael Parks, Ronnie Gene Blevins, and Una Jo Blade in Pines (2022)
    Pines
    • (voice)
  • Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
    Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
  • Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, and Brooklyn Anne Miller in The Call (2020)
    The Call
  • Kevin Smith, Lin Shaye, Martin Kove, Greg Grunberg, Joseph D. Reitman, Jesse Kove, Tom Plumley, Lukas Gage, Hassie Harrison, Joey Morgan, Taylor Dahl, Richard Lippert, and Ryan Harrison Riffle in Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)
    Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
  • Natalie Dormer and Daniel Zovatto in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
  • Dreamkatcher (2020)
    Dreamkatcher
  • Lin Shaye, Shawn Ashmore, and Gary Cole in Darkness Falls (2020)
    Darkness Falls
  • Lin Shaye, Brendan Sexton III, Victoria Matlock, Amanda Markowitz, and Juliana Sada in The Voices (2020)
    The Voices
  • The Grudge (2020)
    The Grudge
  • Traci Lords, Lin Shaye, Bryan Batt, Leith M. Burke, Stephen Guarino, Tom Lenk, Adam Ramzi, Scout Burke, Jai Rodriguez, Willam Belli, Daniel Newman, Dan Glenn, Leslie Andrews, Jolly Abraham, Van Hansis, Kit Williamson, Brea Grant, Max Emerson, Chris Salvatore, John Halbach, Jake Choi, Manila Luzon, Matthew McKelligon, Steven Glen Diehl, Katya Zamolodchikova, and Hailie Sahar in Eastsiders (2012)
    Eastsiders
  • Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley, and Tanyell Waivers in Gothic Harvest (2019)
    Gothic Harvest

Producer

  • Ellen
    • Post-production
  • Dreamkatcher (2020)
    Dreamkatcher
  • Lin Shaye and Tommy Stovall in Room for Rent (2019)
    Room for Rent

Additional Crew

  • Heather Langenkamp in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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Demo Reel 6:20
COMEDY REEL
The Black Room
Clip 1:35
The Black Room
The Black Room
Clip 2:17
The Black Room
Director's Cut
Clip 1:14
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
Clip 2:09
Director's Cut
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:51
Official Trailer
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Trailer 0:49
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Personal details

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    • October 12, 1943
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Clayton LandeyJanuary 1, 1988 - August 2003 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Robert Shaye(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (7/02) Stage: Appeared (as "Babe") in "Tell Veronica!" by Tony Jerris. Hudson Mainstage Theater, Hollywood, CA.
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Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Younger sister of New Line Cinema founder & CEO Robert Shaye.
  • Quotes
    I may be the only actress in Hollywood who won't need a face lift, because when I take off my makeup, I look so great compared to my characters!
    • Often plays a chain smoker

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