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Lin Shaye

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Born: October 12, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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...

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A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.3
A Nightmare on Elm Street1984
Dumb and Dumber
6.7
Dumb and Dumber1994
The Running Man
6.5
The Running Man1987
A Cinderella Story
6.6
A Cinderella Story2004
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Insidious
6.9
Insidious2011
Insidious: The Red Door
6.5
Insidious: The Red Door2023
There's Something About Mary
6.6
There's Something About Mary1998
Frank and Penelope
7.2
Frank and Penelope2022
Critters
6.5
Critters1986
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
5.8
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy2011
Me, Myself & Irene
6.6
Me, Myself & Irene2000
Insidious: Chapter 2
6.7
Insidious: Chapter 22013
Insidious: The Last Key
6.3
Insidious: The Last Key2018
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
6.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare1994
Insidious: Chapter 3
6.3
Insidious: Chapter 32015
Cellular
6.4
Cellular2004
Ouija
5.1
Ouija2014
Snakes on a Plane
5.5
Snakes on a Plane2006
The Grudge
5.4
The Grudge2019
Ouija: Origin of Evil
6.2
Ouija: Origin of Evil2016
The Three Stooges
5.8
The Three Stooges2012
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
6.0
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 11993
Last Man Standing
6.4
Last Man Standing1996
Boat Trip
5.3
Boat Trip2002
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
7.9
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole2024
The Hidden
6.9
The Hidden1987
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
4.1
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd2003
Critters 2
6.2
Critters 21988
Dead End
6.4
Dead End2003
Stuck on You
5.3
Stuck on You2003
The Long Riders
6.6
The Long Riders1980
The Signal
6.0
The Signal2014
My Sister's Keeper
7.4
My Sister's Keeper2009
Kingpin
6.5
Kingpin1996
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010
Insidious: The Bleeding World
Insidious: The Bleeding World2026
Say It Isn't So
4.7
Say It Isn't So2001
Extreme Prejudice
6.2
Extreme Prejudice1987
Brewster's Millions
6.6
Brewster's Millions1985
Corrina, Corrina
6.7
Corrina, Corrina1994
Goin' South
5.8
Goin' South1978
Barely Legal
5.9
Barely Legal2003
2001 Maniacs
5.4
2001 Maniacs2005
The Temp
4.7
The Temp1993
Detroit Rock City
6.7
Detroit Rock City1999
Pump Up the Volume
7.0
Pump Up the Volume1990
Project: ALF
5.9
Project: ALF1996
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.4
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022
Take Me Home
6.5
Take Me Home2011
Dark Moon Rising
4.6
Dark Moon Rising2009
Homo Erectus
3.9
Homo Erectus2007
The Midnight Man
5.8
The Midnight Man2016
Grace
4.9
Grace2014
Alone in the Dark
5.9
Alone in the Dark1982
Small Town Saturday Night
5.2
Small Town Saturday Night2010
Critters 3
5.3
Critters 31991
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
4.8
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror2006
Tales of Halloween
5.7
Tales of Halloween2015
Noobz
5.8
Noobz2013
Living Out Loud
5.8
Living Out Loud1998
The Black Room
3.8
The Black Room2017
Big Ass Spider!
5.6
Big Ass Spider!2013
Asylum
4.1
Asylum2008
Three of Hearts
4.8
Three of Hearts1993
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.3
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1994
Mountain Top
7.0
Mountain Top2017
Confessions of an Action Star
4.1
Confessions of an Action Star2005
American Cowslip
5.1
American Cowslip2009
The Call
5.5
The Call2020
Chillerama
5.7
Chillerama2011
Amityville: A New Generation
4.3
Amityville: A New Generation1993
Driftwood
4.4
Driftwood2006
Slam Dance
4.8
Slam Dance1987
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
3.8
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams2010
Living with Chucky
6.5
Living with Chucky2022
Who's Your Daddy?
4.9
Who's Your Daddy?2004
Jewtopia
4.7
Jewtopia2012
The Final Wish
5.0
The Final Wish2019
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
5.1
Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
5.7
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance1994
Abattoir
4.5
Abattoir2016
Drop Dead Sexy
4.8
Drop Dead Sexy2005
Director's Cut
6.2
Director's Cut2016
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
6.2
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter1994
Grow House
6.3
Grow House2017
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
6.6
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman2021
Room for Rent
6.4
Room for Rent2019
Sedona
5.6
Sedona2011
Nature of the Beast
5.9
Nature of the Beast1995
Buster's Mal Heart
6.1
Buster's Mal Heart2017
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
5.6
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha2015
Born Killers
5.2
Born Killers2005
The Penthouse
3.4
The Penthouse2010
Why Me?
5.4
Why Me?1984
Book of Love
5.4
Book of Love1990
My Demon Lover
5.2
My Demon Lover1987
Trading Favors
4.4
Trading Favors1997
FDR: American Badass!
5.1
FDR: American Badass!2012
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
5.9
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See1995
Matchmaker Santa
5.7
Matchmaker Santa2012
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
6.0
The Seeding of Sarah Burns1979
Breakfast with Einstein
3.2
Breakfast with Einstein1998
Crazy Kind of Love
5.4
Crazy Kind of Love2013
Jack Goes Home
5.2
Jack Goes Home2016
A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love1980
Bachelor Party Vegas
4.8
Bachelor Party Vegas2006
ManFast
3.9
ManFast2003
Darkness Falls
5.4
Darkness Falls2020
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
7.0
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal1979
Attention Shoppers
2.5
Attention Shoppers2000
All About the Money
5.4
All About the Money2017
Killer by Nature
3.3
Killer by Nature2010
Carrier
Carrier
Scared to Death
Scared to Death2026
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
5.8
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters2020
Roadside Prophets
5.5
Roadside Prophets1992
Pledge This!
2.8
Pledge This!2007
Killer Pad
3.8
Killer Pad2008
Pines
8.0
Pines2022
3 Days of Normal
4.3
3 Days of Normal2012
Hate Crime
5.6
Hate Crime2005
Unbeatable Harold
3.0
Unbeatable Harold2006
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
5.1
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves2015
Summer Fantasy
4.8
Summer Fantasy1984
Contagion
4.0
Contagion2002
Chasing Robert
2.0
Chasing Robert2007
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025
Dreamkatcher
5.1
Dreamkatcher2020
Farewell Mr. Kringle
6.2
Farewell Mr. Kringle2010
Down the P.C.H.
2.3
Down the P.C.H.2006
Wish You Were Dead
4.9
Wish You Were Dead2002
Devoted
Devoted
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2.0
Pickin' and Grinnin'2010
Surf School
2.6
Surf School2006
Sex and the Married Woman
2.3
Sex and the Married Woman1977
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
4.8
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again1982
Next Stop Murder
6.6
Next Stop Murder2010
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama2010
Mistress
2.7
Mistress1987
The Horror Crowd
5.7
The Horror Crowd2020
A Letter from My Father
A Letter from My Father2001
Ambition
4.7
Ambition2019
The Land of the Astronauts
6.3
The Land of the Astronauts2010
Lucky Stiff
4.3
Lucky Stiff1988
The Almost Guys
6.7
The Almost Guys2004
Remote
Remote2022
Doggie Heaven
5.5
Doggie Heaven2008
Hester Street
6.1
Hester Street1975
Trial by Fire
5.0
Trial by Fire1995
Lost Time
3.3
Lost Time2014
The Hillside Strangler
5.0
The Hillside Strangler2004
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
They Bite!: The Making of Critters2018
The Voices
5.3
The Voices2020
House of Abraham
10.0
House of Abraham2025
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
4.5
Starz Inside: In the Gutter2008
Rosewood Lane
4.7
Rosewood Lane2011
All American Christmas Carol
4.2
All American Christmas Carol2013
Without Charlie
1.0
Without Charlie2001
Stuntmen
3.4
Stuntmen2009
Goldberg - P.I.
Goldberg - P.I.2011
We Are Gathered Here Today
6.0
We Are Gathered Here Today2022
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Hoboken Hollow
3.6
Hoboken Hollow2006
I Was a Teenage Werebear
5.8
I Was a Teenage Werebear2011
Gothic Harvest
3.6
Gothic Harvest2019
Life's an Itch
2.2
Life's an Itch2012
Texas Heart
4.7
Texas Heart2016
1000 Women in Horror
6.5
1000 Women in Horror2025
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 22018
Los Angeles Overnight
4.2
Los Angeles Overnight2018
Mascotland
Mascotland
Chronic Town
6.0
Chronic Town2008
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
1.0
The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue2010
Get Gone
4.4
Get Gone2019
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
Stillwatch
6.5
Stillwatch1987
Before Memory
1.0
Before Memory
The Old World
The Old World
The Bench
The Bench
The Election
7.0
The Election2007
A Secret Space
A Secret Space1977
Waffle Hut
Waffle Hut2012
Herbert West: Reanimator
4.7
Herbert West: Reanimator2018
Jackson's Hole
Jackson's Hole