Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye is credited on 118 movies and 18 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Insidious, Dumb and Dumber and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Born October 12, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Filmography · 60 titles
The 60 best known of 136 credits on TMDB, by votes.
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Insidious
2011 · Movie
On AMC+ and Philo
Dumb and Dumber
1994 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Movie
On HBO Max and AMC+
There's Something About Mary
1998 · Movie
On FXNow
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · Movie
On AMC+ and Philo
Me, Myself & Irene
2000 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Insidious: Chapter 3
2015 · Movie
On AMC+ and Philo
A Cinderella Story
2004 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
Insidious: The Last Key
2018 · Movie
On HBO Max
The Running Man
1987 · Movie
On Paramount+ and Starz
My Sister's Keeper
2009 · Movie
On Hallmark+ and Hallmark TV
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016 · Movie
On Netflix
Ouija
2014 · Movie
Cellular
2004 · Movie
Insidious: The Red Door
2023 · Movie
The Signal
2014 · Movie
Snakes on a Plane
2006 · Movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Movie
My Name Is Earl
2005 · TV show
ER
1994 · TV show
Critters
1986 · Movie
The Grudge
2019 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · TV show
Last Man Standing
1996 · Movie
Kingpin
1996 · Movie
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Movie
Stuck on You
2003 · Movie
Dead End
2003 · Movie
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003 · Movie
The Three Stooges
2012 · Movie
Boat Trip
2002 · Movie
The Hidden
1987 · Movie
Critters 2
1988 · Movie
Corrina, Corrina
1994 · Movie
Tales of Halloween
2015 · Movie
Pump Up the Volume
1990 · Movie
Common Side Effects
2025 · TV show
Private Practice
2007 · TV show
The Midnight Man
2016 · Movie
Critters 3
1991 · Movie
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 · TV show
Who's the Boss?
1984 · TV show
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV show
The Long Riders
1980 · Movie
Buster's Mal Heart
2017 · Movie
Barely Legal
2003 · Movie
2001 Maniacs
2005 · Movie
Big Ass Spider!
2013 · Movie
Highway to Heaven
1984 · TV show
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Movie
My So-Called Life
1994 · TV show
Grace
2014 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV show
Insidious: Out of the Further
2026 · Movie
Becker
1998 · TV show
Goin' South
1978 · Movie
Alone in the Dark
1982 · Movie
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021 · Movie
The Call
2020 · Movie
About Lin Shaye
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...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.