Lin Shaye Biography
Birthday: 2012-07-03
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan USA
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Wiki Biography: Lin attended the University of Michigan, where she was an Art History major, although acting in as many University productions as possible, including "Bye Bye Birdie" and "On The Town". After U of M, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway. She has studied with some of the finest: Uta Hagen, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Lin is a lifetime member of the Actor's Studio.
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Filmography
| TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Carol Miller | 1987 | Action |
| Kingpin | 2003 | Comedy |
| Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Nightmare on Elm Street | Teacher | 1984 | |
| Critters | Sally | 1986 | Sport, Game Show, 0, 0, Reality Tv |
| Amityville: A New Generation | Nurse Turner | 1993 | |
| Loaded Weapon 1 | 1993 | Action, Comedy, Crime | |
| The Temp | Rosemary | 1993 | Drama, Thriller |
| Corrina, Corrina | 1994 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | |
| Kingpin | 1996 | ||
| There's Something About Mary | Magda | 1998 | Comedy, Romance |
| Detroit Rock City | Mrs. Bruce | 1999 | Comedy, Music |
| Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father | Elise | 2001 | Drama |
| Dead End | Laura Harrington | 2003 | Game Show |
| Boat Trip | Sonya the Coach | 2003 | Comedy |
| Contagion | Laura Crowley | 2003 | Drama |
| A Cinderella Story | 2004 | 0, 0 | |
| The Hillside Strangler | 2004 | Crime, Horror, Thriller | |
| 2001 Maniacs | Granny Boone | 2005 | Reality Tv |
| Hate Crime | Kathleen Slansky | 2005 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Born Killers | Willow | 2005 | Crime, Drama |
| Hoboken Hollow | Mrs. Brodrick | 2005 | Horror |
| Drop Dead Sexy | 2006 | ||
| Surf School | Larry's Mom | 2006 | |
| Bachelor Party Vegas | 2006 | Adventure, Comedy | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Grace | 2006 | Action, Thriller |
| Down the P.C.H. | Wendy O'Hara | 2006 | Drama |
| Chasing Robert | Martha the Bookie | 2007 | Comedy |
| Hood of Horror | 2007 | Comedy, Horror | |
| Confessions of an Action Star | 2008 | ||
| Asylum | String's Mother | 2008 | Horror, Thriller |
| Dark Moon Rising | Sunny | 2009 | Reality Tv, Comedy |
| Stuntmen | Bumble Jackson | 2009 | 0, Game Show, 0 |
| Confessions of an Action Star | Samantha Jones | 2009 | Action, Comedy, Musical |
| Unbeatable Harold | Jeannie | 2009 | Comedy, Romance |
| Killer by Nature | Leona | 2010 | Adventure, Crime, Drama |
| Insidious | Elise Rainier | 2010 | Reality Tv, Game Show |
| Small Town Saturday Night | Phyllis Ryan | 2010 | |
| 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams | Granny Boone | 2010 | Comedy, Horror |
| The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue | Mrs. Rawlings | 2010 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Black Limousine | Mrs. Harris | 2010 | Drama |
| Goldberg - P.I. | Violet | 2011 | Comedy |
| Rosewood Lane | Mrs. Hawthorne | 2011 | Reality Tv |
| Chillerama | Baglady / Nurse Maleva | 2011 | 0 |
| Sedona | Claire | 2011 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Take Me Home | Jill | 2011 | Comedy, Romance |
| Life's an Itch | Gloria | 2012 | Comedy, Romance |
| Losing Control | Dolores | 2012 | Comedy |
| Jewtopia | Dr. Sutton | 2012 | Comedy, Romance |
| 3 Days of Normal | May | 2012 | Comedy |
| FDR: American Badass! | Eleanor Roosevelt | 2012 | Action, Comedy |
| Bayou Tales | Margot | 2013 | Horror |
| Lost Time | Mysterious Woman | 2013 | Thriller |
| Insidious: Chapter 2 | Elise Rainier | 2013 | Reality Tv |
| Crazy Kind of Love | Denise Mack | 2013 | 0, 0 |
| Noobz | Mrs. Theodore | 2013 | |
| Jewtopia | Dr. Sutton | 2013 | Comedy, Romance |
| Big Ass Spider | Mrs. Jefferson | 2013 | |
| All American Christmas Carol | Barbara Belnap | 2013 | Comedy |
| Killing Winston Jones | Madeline Jones | 2014 | Comedy |
| Day for Night | Cousins | 2015 | Thriller |
| Mucho Dinero | Mrs. Womack | 2015 | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves | Helen Keller | 2015 | Action, Comedy, Horror |
| Buster's Mal Heart | Pauline | 2016 | Drama |
| Sick People | Waitress | 2016 | Thriller |
| Mountain Top | Muriel Miller | 2017 | 0, 0 |