Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye
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 Actors Studio. She is also the younger sister of producer Robert Shaye.
Known For
Actor
as The Aunt (voice)
as Joan Pierson
as Nurse
as Meemaw
as Max
as Elise Rainier
as Kane
as Jean Cole
as Self
as Ophelia
as Julie (voice)
as Mrs. Bundy
as Self
as Edith Cranston
as Herself
as Mrs. Wylder
as The Vagabond
as Ruth
as Angela Anderson
as Dottie Minter
as Self - Guest
as Faith Matheson
as Griselda
as Lady Bum
as Mama
as Joyce
as Kate Hammond
as Meredith
as Cousins
as Élise Rainier
as Self
as Mrs. Womack
as Pauline
as Miss Black
as Mrs. Gilliam
as Muriel Miller
as Allie
as Old Paulina Zander
as Anna
as Captain Wheeler
as Mrs. Smith
as Teresa
as Lynn's Mother
as Helen Keller
as Elise Rainier
as The Grand Lady
as Helen
as Paulina Zander
as Mysterious Woman
as Mirabelle
as Barbara Belnap
as Mrs. Jefferson
as Elise Rainier
as Denise Mack
as Mrs. Theodore
as Gloria
as Debbie
as Eleanor Roosevelt
as May
as Dr. Sutton
as Nurse Crotchet
as Jerrie Wolf
as Diane
as Mrs. Hawthorne
as Baglady / Nurse Maleva
as Dody
as Elise Rainier
as Jill
as Claire
as Violet
as Zelda
as Detective Reeson
as Granny Boone
as Phyllis Ryan
as Bonnie Johnson
as Frances
as Leona
as The Lush
as Sunny
as Bumble Jackson
as Lou Anne
as Nurse Adele
as Woman
as Self
as Nurse
as String's Mother
as Marge
as Martha the Bookie
as The Wife
as Museum Guide
as Mrs. Taylor
as Miss Prin
as Nancy Forrester
as Larry's Mom
as Larry's mom
as Wendy O'Hara
as Grace
as Clara
as Cassandra
as Mrs. Brodrick
as Jeannie
as Granny Boone
as Ma Muzzy
as Samantha Jones
as Kathleen Slansky
as Willow
as Paul's Mom
as Jenny Buono
as Exotic Car Driver
as Mrs. Wells
as Repo Boss
as Ms. Harding
as Laura Harrington
as Makeup Babe
as Tequlia
as Margie
as Sonya the Coach
as Jinny Macintosh
as Laura Crowley
as Elise
as Nurse Bautista
as Leather Lauren
as Libby
as Mrs. Caleron
as Mrs. Bruce
as Lisa's Nurse
as Magda
as Miss Desmond
as Mrs. Cooper
as Darla
as Nurse
as The Madame
as Landlady
as Waitress
as Carol Powell
as Phyliis Cardell
as Bonnie
as Mrs. Neugeboren
as Nurse with Pills
as Repeat Nanny
as Rubber Rose Maid
as Foreman #2
as Margaret
as Parent #2
as Make up Artist
as Nurse Turner
as Operator
as Rosemary
as Witness
as Anne
as Celeste
as Sal (archive footage)
as PTA Parent #3
as Mrs. Flynn
as Parent #2
as Bratty Kid's Mom
as Sally
as Propaganda Officer
as Carol Miller
as Woman Customer
as Librarian
as Anemic Counter Girl
as Employment Office Clerk
as Sally
as Journalist at Rally
as Kate Simmons
as Teacher
as Woman on Beach
as Mrs. Padnick
as Lila Barnes
as Receptionist at Haven
as Nurse with Telegram
as Secretary
as Smoking Female Prisoner
as Kate
as 2nd Nurse
as Freida
as Parasol Lady
as Amy
as Sandra
as Band Member
as Whore
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Producer