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Lin Shaye is a Actor American born on 12 october 1943 at Detroit (USA)

Lin Shaye

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Birth name Linda Shaye
Nationality USA
Birth 12 october 1943 (80 years) at Detroit (USA)

Linda "Lin" Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American film, theatre and television actress. She is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror franchises or films including A Nightmare on Elm Street, Critters, Insidious, Dead End, 2001 Maniacs and it's sequel 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, Alone in the Dark, Amityville: A New Generation, and Ouija.

Biography

Shaye has been married twice. Her first husband died in 1968. In 1988, she married actor Clayton Landey, with whom she appeared in 2002's Wish You Were Dead. The couple had one child before divorcing in 2003.

Best films

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
(Actress)
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Filmography of Lin Shaye (98 films)

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Actress

The Grudge
The Grudge (2019)

Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Lin Shaye, Betty Gilpin, Jacki Weaver
Roles Faith Matheson
Rating44% 2.2210652.2210652.2210652.2210652.221065
Une mère célibataire (Andrea Riseborough) mène une enquête pour sauver son fils (John Cho), victime d’une malédiction qui hante quiconque franchit le seuil d'une maison abandonnée de leur quartier résidentiel.
Insidious: The Last Key, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Ghost films, Films about child abuse
Actors Lin Shaye, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke, Javier Botet, Josh Stewart, Kirk Acevedo
Roles Élise Rainier
Rating57% 2.860442.860442.860442.860442.86044
Des années avant les événements des trois précédents films, durant la jeunesse d'Elise Rainier dans le Nouveau-Mexique, cette dernière commence à être hantée par un esprit maléfique et démoniaque dans sa propre maison, la poussant plus profondément dans le Lointain (« The Further »). Plusieurs années après, une famille dit être victime d'événements paranormaux et fait appel à Elise. Seulement cette fameuse famille habite dans sa maison d'enfance et le démon qui hantait Elise dans le passé, semble être revenu...
Ouija: Origin of Evil, 1h39
Directed by Mike Flanagan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Jeu, Ghost films, Films about toys
Actors Henry Thomas, Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Lin Shaye, Lulu Wilson, Sam Anderson
Roles Old Paulina Zander
Rating61% 3.0984153.0984153.0984153.0984153.098415
The plot will revolve around the same haunted board as the first Ouija, with Basso's character unwisely using it to attempt contact with her recently deceased father.
Tales of Halloween, 1h37
Directed by Neil Marshall, Darren Lynn Bousman, Lucky McKee, Axelle Carolyn, Mike Mendez, Adam Gierasch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children
Actors Barry Bostwick, Keir Gilchrist, Adrienne Barbeau, Pollyanna McIntosh, Samuel Witwer, Ben E. Woolf
Roles Lynn's Mother
Rating55% 2.7538452.7538452.7538452.7538452.753845
Les 10 histoires se déroulent dans une ville américaine, dont les habitants sont terrorisés par des goules, des extraterrestres et des tueurs en série pendant la nuit d'Halloween.
Jack Goes Home
Directed by Thomas Dekker
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Rory Culkin, Britt Robertson, Lin Shaye, Daveigh Chase, Natasha Lyonne, Louis Hunter
Roles Teresa
Rating51% 2.554492.554492.554492.554492.55449
Après que son père a été tué dans un accident de voiture, Jack (Rory Culkin) se rend au Colorado pour aider à allaiter sa mère toxicomane (qui a également été blessée dans le crash) à la santé. Il est maudit par son passé, et il prend un virage sombre et sinistre lorsque Jack trouve un message de son défunt père, contenant un indice qui l'entraîne sur une chasse au trésor. Là, il découvre de longs secrets enterrés et se trouve dans son âme, sa famille, son histoire, ses parents, ses amis et son esprit même.
Insidious: Chapter 3, 1h38
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Ghost films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Hayley Kiyoko, Ashton Moio, Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott
Roles Elise Rainier
Rating61% 3.0523853.0523853.0523853.0523853.052385
A few years before the events of the first film, retired parapsychologist, Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye), reluctantly uses her spiritual ability to contact the spirit of Quinn Brenner's (Stefanie Scott) mother, Lillith, who died a year before. However, she urges Quinn not to make contact with her mother again after she senses that the spirit is not Lillith. Quinn begins to see a mysterious figure waving at her from a distance, and following her unsuccessful attempt to win an audition for a prestigious drama school, she is hit by a car and briefly flatlines before waking up with her leg cast.
The Signal
The Signal (2014)
, 1h37
Directed by William Eubank
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films about computing, Films about extraterrestrial life, Sécurité informatique, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Sarah Clarke, Olivia Cooke, Lin Shaye, Beau Knapp
Roles Mirabelle
Rating59% 2.9997452.9997452.9997452.9997452.999745
Three MIT students – Jonah, Nic, and Haley – are on a road trip to take Haley to California, a decision that's stressing Nic and Haley's relationship. Haley feels Nic is distancing himself from her and Nic explains he doesn't want his muscular dystrophy to hold her back. During their stay in a hotel, Nic and Jonah discover that the hacker NOMAD (who nearly got Jonah and Nic expelled for breaking into MIT servers), has found their location and is taunting them with strange and ominous emails. They track NOMAD to an abandoned house in the middle of Nevada near their path and decide to go after him. After finding nothing in the house, Nic and Jonah hear Haley scream, and run outside to see her be pulled into the sky, before disappearing into a white light themselves.
Ouija
Ouija (2014)
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about children, Jeu, Ghost films, Films about toys
Actors Bianca A. Santos, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, Ana Coto, Olivia Cooke, Bianca A. Santos
Roles Paulina Zander
Rating45% 2.263162.263162.263162.263162.26316
Young Debbie Galardi (Claire Beale) and Laine Morris (Afra Sophia Tully) play with a Ouija board in a flashback, where young Debbie tells Laine the rules of the board, the most important being not to play alone.
Insidious: Chapter 2, 1h46
Directed by James Wan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Ghost films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, Garrett Ryan, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey
Roles Elise Rainier
Rating65% 3.25213.25213.25213.25213.2521
In 1986, Carl calls his friend Elise Ranier to help discover what is haunting Lorraine Lambert's son, Josh. After hypnotizing Josh, Elise attempts to find the location of Josh's "friend", an old woman who appears in photographs of him. She makes her way to his bedroom closet and is scratched on the arm. When they return to Josh, he stands up in a trance, and says, "I'll show you," before walking to a door and pointing at it as it opens on its own. Lorraine, Carl and Elise agree that making Josh forget his astral projection abilities is the best thing to do.
Crazy Kind of Love, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew, Zach Gilford, Sam Trammell, Madeline Zima, Aly Michalka
Roles Denise Mack
Rating57% 2.8997052.8997052.8997052.8997052.899705
Depressed after getting dumped by her husband, a mother re-evaluates her life by way of observing her two sons as they come of age.
Noobz
Noobz (2013)
, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors Moisés Arias, Casper Van Dien, Jason Mewes, Jon Gries, Matt Shively, Sabrina Carpenter
Roles Mrs. Theodore
Rating47% 2.3656752.3656752.3656752.3656752.365675
Four friends face down a mace-spraying mother, a 1980s arcade champ, and Casper Van Dien in their quest to take the top prize at the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship in Los Angeles, and prove that all of those hours playing Xbox were spent wisely. When Cody (Blake Freeman) lost his job, he turned to video games for pleasure. Meanwhile, things go from bad to worse when Cody's wife grows weary of being married to a gamer, and walks out on him. But when Cody's pal Andy (Jason Mewes) rallies their old gang the Reign Clan to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, it appears to be the perfect opportunity to put their gaming skills to use, and win a big cash prize in the process. With the old pals Oliver (Matt Shively) and "Hollywood" (Moises Arias) in tow, Cody and Andy set their sights on Los Angeles. Unfortunately for the Reign Clan, the forces of the universe seem to be working against them. Now, as the contest draws near and Andy finally gets some quality face time with gamer goddess Rickie (Zelda Williams), the Reign Clan find that their enemies on the virtual battlefield are no match for the real-life foes who are determined to see them fail.
Big Ass Spider!, 1h20
Directed by Mike Mendez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror comedy
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about spiders, Comedy horror films
Actors Greg Grunberg, Lin Shaye, Patrick Bauchau, Ray Wise, Clare Kramer, Lombardo Boyar
Roles Mrs. Jefferson
Rating53% 2.656012.656012.656012.656012.65601
Alex Mathis (Greg Grunberg) is a cash-strapped but good-natured exterminator working in Los Angeles. While helping an elderly woman with a rodent problem, he is bitten by a poisonous spider and is treated at a hospital. Meanwhile, a mortician is bitten by a rodent-sized spider that crawls out of a dead body which just arrived at the hospital. Learning of this, Alex offers to take care of the spider in exchange for clearing his hospital bill. José Ramos (Lombardo Boyar), a hospital security guard, offers to help Alex. Going to the morgue, Alex deduces the spider escaped into an air vent. He enters the vent and communicates with José via walkie-talkie. Meanwhile, a military task force led by Major Braxton Tanner (Ray Wise) and Lieutenant Karly Brant (Clare Kramer) show up at the hospital to examine the dead body the spider burst out of.
The Three Stooges, 1h32
Directed by Frères Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Chris Diamantopoulos, Sofía Vergara, Craig Bierko, Larry David
Roles Nurse Crotchet
Rating51% 2.555572.555572.555572.555572.55557
The film is composed of three acts, which are referred to as episodes (a reference to how the original Three Stooges short films were packaged for television by Columbia Pictures).
Rosewood Lane, 1h37
Directed by Victor Salva
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Rose McGowan, Lauren Vélez, Lesley-Anne Down, Ray Wise, Rance Howard, Bill Fagerbakke
Roles Mrs. Hawthorne
Rating46% 2.305722.305722.305722.305722.30572
The story follows Dr. Sonny Blake (McGowan), a radio talk show psychiatrist, when she moves back to her childhood home after her alcoholic father dies. Once back in her old neighborhood, she meets the local paperboy, a cunning, depraved sociopath who targeted her father and now targets her. When the boy starts calling her show and reciting eerie nursery rhymes, an unnerving game of cat-and-mouse begins. When the game escalates, she suddenly finds herself in an all-out war, one that forces her to redefine her ideas of good and evil, and has her fighting to stay alive.