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Detroit, Michigan, USA
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:…
Known for
- Scared to Death — Max2026
- Insidious: Out of the Further — Elise Rainier2026
- House of Abraham2025
- 1000 Women in Horror — Self2025
- Common Side Effects — Sonia (voice)2025
- The Last Stand of Ellen Cole — Ellen2024
- Insidious: The Red Door — Elise Rainier2023
- Frank and Penelope — Ophelia2022
- Pines — Julie (voice)2022
- We Are Gathered Here Today — Jean Cole2022
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-10-12 ) October 12, 1943 (age 82) , Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Michigan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1975–present
- Spouse s
- Marshall Rubinoff, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 19??; died 1968), Clayton Landey , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 )
- Relatives
- Robert Shaye (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Spouse
- Clayton Landey
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Insidious
- Image
- Lin Shaye at 53rd Saturn Awards 2026.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-10-12
- Commons category
- Lin Shaye
- name in native language
- Lin Shaye
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Lin Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American actress. In a career spanning over 50 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 (2010–2026).
Lin 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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