Lin Shaye
        1 FOLLOWER • 61 CREDITS • OCT 12, 1943 • 82
        
        
        
            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
            
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                        Crossing Jordan
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Twilight Zone
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Frasier
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cagney & Lacey
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Falcon Crest
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Private Practice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Who's the Boss?
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Eight Is Enough
                    
                
                    
                        
                        EastSiders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Highway to Heaven
                    
                
                    
                        
                        My Name Is Earl
                    
                
                    
                        
                        My So-Called Life
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Perversions of Science
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Becker
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Common Side Effects
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Eli Roth's History of Horror
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Me, Myself & Irene
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Three Stooges
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Brewster's Millions
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Running Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Project: ALF
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Goin' South
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dumb and Dumber
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Brain Smasher... A Love Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lucky Stiff
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ouija: Origin of Evil
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Alone in the Dark
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
                    
                
                    
                        
                        My Sister's Keeper
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Living with Chucky
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Nightmare on Elm Street
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Temp
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ouija
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Frank and Penelope
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kingpin
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Stillwatch
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Boat Trip
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Cinderella Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        All American Christmas Carol
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Signal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        There's Something About Mary
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Detroit Rock City
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Grudge
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious: The Red Door
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dreamkatcher
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious: Chapter 2
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious: Chapter 3
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mistress
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Darkness Falls
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious: The Bleeding World
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Room for Rent
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Call
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Insidious: The Last Key
                    
                
            Production Credits
            
        
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