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Scared to Death
2026
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Lin Shaye
Also known as Linda Shaye
Biography
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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Full filmography
2025
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House of Abraham
2025
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1000 Women in Horror
as Self
2025
2024
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The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
2024
2022
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Frank and Penelope
as Ophelia
2022
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Pines
as Julie (voice)
2022
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We Are Gathered Here Today
as Jean Cole
2022
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Living with Chucky
as Self
2022
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Remote
as Kane
2022
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Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Self
2022
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The Quarry: Movie Mode
as Constance Hackett
2022
2021
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
as Mrs. Bundy
2021
2020
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Darkness Falls
as Angela Anderson
2020
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Dreamkatcher
2020
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The Voices
as The Vagabond
2020
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Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
as Mrs. Wylder
2020
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The Horror Crowd
as Self
2020
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The Call
as Edith Cranston
2020
2019
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The Grudge
as Faith Matheson
2019
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The Final Wish
as Kate Hammond
2019
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Room for Rent
2019
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Gothic Harvest
as Griselda
2019
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Get Gone
as Mama
2019
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Ambition
as Lady Bum
2019
2018
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The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
as Self
2018
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Insidious: The Last Key
as Elise Rainier
2018
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Herbert West: Reanimator
as Meredith
2018
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They Bite!: The Making of Critters
as Self
2018
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Los Angeles Overnight
as Cousins
2018
2017
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Grow House
as Mrs. Gilliam
2017
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Buster's Mal Heart
as Pauline
2017
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The Black Room
as Miss Black
2017
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All About the Money
as Mrs. Womack
2017
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Mountain Top
as Muriel Miller
2017
2016
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Director's Cut
as Captain Wheeler
2016
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Jack Goes Home
as Teresa
2016
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Abattoir
as Allie
2016
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Texas Heart
as Mrs. Smith
2016
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Ouija: Origin of Evil
as Old Paulina Zander
2016
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The Midnight Man
as Anna
2016
2015
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Insidious: Chapter 3
as Elise Rainier
2015
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Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
as Helen Keller
2015
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Tales of Halloween
as Lynn's Mother
2015
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Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as The Grand Lady
2015
2014
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The Signal
as Mirabelle
2014
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Lost Time
as Mysterious Woman
2014
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Grace
as Helen
2014
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Ouija
as Paulina Zander
2014
2013
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Insidious: Chapter 2
as Elise Rainier
2013
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Crazy Kind of Love
as Denise Mack
2013
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Big Ass Spider!
as Mrs. Jefferson
2013
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All American Christmas Carol
as Barbara Belnap
2013
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Noobz
as Mrs. Theodore
2013
2012
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FDR: American Badass!
as Eleanor Roosevelt
2012
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3 Days of Normal
as May
2012
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Life's an Itch
as Gloria
2012
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The Three Stooges
as Nurse Crotchet
2012
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Jewtopia
as Dr. Sutton
2012