Linda "Lin" Shaye (born October 12, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film, theatre and television actress, best known for her work in horror films. Though she has been in the industry for more than 40 years, she has become recognizable these days for starring in the Insidious series of films, the first installment of which was released in 2011.
Her older brother, Robert Shaye, is the founder of New Line Cinema.
Roles
- 1975 Hester Street as Whore
- 1982 Alone in the Dark as Receptionist at Haven
- 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street as Teacher
- 1985 Brewster's Millions as Journalist at Rally
- 1985 The Twilight Zone as Kate Simmons
- 1986 Cagney & Lacey as Secretary
- 1986 Critters as Sally
- 1988 Critters 2: The Main Course
- 1987 Extreme Prejudice as Employment Office Clerk
- 1987 Who's the Boss? as Mrs. Padnick
- 1987 The Hidden as Carol Miller
- 1987 The Running Man as Propaganda Officer
- 1988 Highway to Heaven as Lila Barnes
- 1990 Pump Up the Volume as PTA Parent #3
- 1991 Life Goes On as Parent #2
- 1993 Loaded Weapon 1 as Witness
- 1993 Amityville: A New Generation as Nurse Turner
- 1994 Corrina, Corrina as Repeat Nanny
- 1994 Wes Craven's New Nightmare as Nurse
- 1994 My So-Called Life as Parent #2
- 1994 Dumb and Dumber as Mrs. Margie Neugeboren
- 2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
- 1995 The Nature of the Beast as Carol Powell
- 1996 Project: ALF as Waitress
- 1996 Frasier as Anne
- 1996 Kingpin as Landlady
- 1996 Last Man Standing as The Madame
- 1998 There's Something About Mary as Magda
- 1998 Living Out Loud as Lisa's Nurse
- 1998 Becker as Mrs. Cooper
- 1999 Detroit Rock City as Mrs. Bruce
- 2000 Me, Myself & Irene as Mrs. Caleron (deleted scene)
- 2001 Say It Isn't So as Nurse Bautista
- 2002 Boat Trip as Sonya the Coach
- 2003 Dead End as Laura Harrington
- 2003 Stuck on You as Makeup Babe
- 2004 Crossing Jordan as Leather Lauren
- 2004 A Cinderella Story as Mrs. Wells
- 2004 Cellular as Exotic Car Driver
- 2005 2001 Maniacs as Granny Boone
- 2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
- 2006 My Name Is Earl as Paul's Mom
- 2006 Hood of Horror as Clara
- 2006 Snakes on a Plane as Grace
- 2007 Dirty Sexy Money as Leslie Donovan
- 2009 ER as Margaret
- 2009 My Sister's Keeper as Nurse Adele
- 2011 Insidious as Elise Rainier
- 2013 Insidious: Chapter 2
- 2015 Insidious: Chapter 3
- 2018 Insidious: The Last Key
- 2012 The Three Stooges as Nurse Crotchet
- 2012 Noobz as Mrs. Theodore
- 2013 Private Practice as Mrs. Taylor
- 2013 Big Ass Spider! as Mrs. Jefferson
- 2014 Ouija as Paulina Zander
- 2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil (uncredited)
- 2015 Tales of Halloween as Lynn's Mother (the fifth segment, "Grim Grinning Ghost")
- 2016 American Gothic as Lila
- 2019 Room For Rent as Joyce Smith
- 2020 The Grudge as Faith Matheson
- 2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Dottie Minter
- 2022 The Quarry as Constance