Lin Shaye Biography (1944-)

Born 1944, in Detroit, MI; daughter of Max (a painter) and Dorothy (a homemaker) Shaye; sister of Bob Shaye (a film executive); married first husband (deceased); married Clayton Landey (an actor), c. 1988; children: (second marriage) Lee J. Addresses: Agent: Mark Scroggs, Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Manager: Gina Rugolo-Judd, Rigberg-Rugolo Entertainment, 1180 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: 1944; Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Whore, Hester Street, Midwest Films, 1975
Parasol lady, Goin' South, Paramount, 1978
Kate, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980
Nurse with telegram, Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again, 1982
Receptionist at Haven, Alone in the Dark, Asso Film, 1982
Teacher, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984
Journalist at rally, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Sally, Critters, New Line Cinema, 1986
Anemic counter girl, My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987
Carol Miller, The Hidden, New Line Cinema, 1987
Employment office clerk, Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987
Propaganda officer, The Running Man, TriStar, 1987
Librarian, Slam Dance, Island Pictures, 1987
Unpleasant child's mother, Lucky Stiff (also known as That Shamrock Touch), 1988
Sal Roos, Critters 2: The Main Course, New Line Cinema, 1988
Mrs. Flynn, Book of Love, New Line Cinema, 1990
Third PTA parent, Pump up the Volume (also known as Plein volume and Y a-t-il une vie apres le lycee?), 1990
Celeste, Roadside Prophets, New Line Cinema, 1992
Rosemary, The Temp, Paramount, 1993
Rubber rose maid, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, New Line Cinema, 1993
Makeup artist, Brain Smasher ... a Love Story (also known as The Bouncer and the Lady), 1993
Nurse Turner, Amityville: A New Generation, 1993
Witness, Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1), New Line Cinema, 1993
Operator, Three of Hearts, New Line Cinema, 1993
Nurse with pills, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 7 and New Nightmare), New Line Cinema, 1994
Repeat nanny, Corrina, Corrina, New Line Cinema, 1994
Mrs. Neugeboren, Dumb and Dumber (also known as Dumb Happens), New Line Cinema, 1994
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Carol Miller, The Hidden II (alsoknown as The Hidden 2 and The Hidden II: The Spawning), 1994
Carol Powell, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man), 1995
Mrs. Dumars, Kingpin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
The madam, Last Man Standing(also known as Gundown and Welcome to Jericho), New Line Cinema, 1996
Darla, Do Me a Favor (also known as Trading Favors), Imperial Entertainment/Do Me a Favor Productions, 1997
Lisa's nurse, Living Out Loud (also known as The Kiss), NewLine Cinema, 1998
Magda, There's Something about Mary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Mrs. Bruce, Detroit Rock City, New Line Cinema, 1999
Me, Myself & Irene, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Libby, Attention Shoppers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
Nurse Bautista, Say It Isn't So, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Without Charlie, Shangri-La, 2001
Laura Crowley, Contagion (also known as Epidemic), PorchLight, 2001

Elise Marks, Surfacing, J. Films Inc., 2002
Flora, Man of the Year, Media Financial Inc., 2002
Jinny, Wish You Were Dead, Icon Entertainment, 2002
Sonya, Boat Trip, Artisan, 2002
Laura, Dead End, Pentagon, 2003
Marge, Manfast, Adam & Eve, 2003
Margie, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, New Line Cinema,2003
Tequila, After School Special, Barely Legal, 2003
Makeup babe, Stuck On You, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Ms. Harding, Who's Your Daddy?, The Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2003
Samantha, Sledge: A Documentary, Double-Edged, 2003
Lulu, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Federal Hill, 2003
A Cinderella Story, Warner Bros., 2004
Granny Boone, 2001 Maniacs, 2004
Jenny Buono, The Hillside Strangler, Tuffin, 2004
Television Appearances
Movies
Sandra, Sex and the Married Woman, NBC, 1977
Frieda, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, NBC, 1979
Second nurse, The Seeding of Sarah Burns, CBS, 1979
A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980
Woman on beach, Summer Fantasy, NBC, 1984
Why Me?, ABC, 1984
First reporter, Stillwatch, CBS, 1987
Woman customer, Mistress, CBS, 1987
Inmate, Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (also known as Till Murder Do Us Part II), CBS, 1992
Teamster, Torch Song (also known as Judith Krantz's "Torch Song"), ABC, 1993
Second foreman, In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance, NBC,1994
Phyllis Cardell, Trial by Fire, ABC, 1995
Bonnie, Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (also known as A Feelfor Murder), Showtime, 1995
Waitress, Project: ALF, ABC, 1996
Breakfast with Einstein, The Disney Channel, 1998
Episodic
"The Return of Auntie V," Eight Is Enough, 1977
Woman in tank, "Chameleon," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
"Unholy Alliance," Falcon Crest, 1986
Mrs. Padnick, "Mona," Who's the Boss?, 1987
Second parent, "Life after Death," Life Goes On, ABC, 1991
Second nightmare host, "Sleepless in Winnetka," Sisters, NBC, 1993
Second parent, "Guns and Gossip," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Anne, "The Focus Group," Frasier, 1996
Nurse, "Dream of Doom," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997
Mrs. Cooper, "Take These Pills and Shove 'Em," Becker, CBS, 1998
Also appeared in Arli$$.
Stage Appearances
Member of chorus, Wicked John and the Devil, Cubiculo Theatre, NewYork City, 1973
Ann Crist, "Cream Cheese," Festival of Short Plays, American PlaceTheatre, New York City, 1974
Quincey, A Late Snow, Clark Center, Westside YWCA, New York City,1974
Sharon, The Taking of Miss Janie, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1975
Donna, Rafferty One by One, Cubiculo Theatre, 1975
Winner Take All, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1976
Two for the Seesaw, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1976
The Body Parts of Margaret Fuller, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1976
Lucy, What Do I Do about Hemingway?, New Dramatists Theatre, New York City, 1977
Julia Tomasik, The Crazy Locomotive, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 1977
Babs, Tell Veronica!, Hudson Mainstage Theater, Hollywood, CA, 2002
Jewtopia, Los Angeles, 2003
Also appeared in The Screens, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, and in The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Leslie Miller, Code Blue, Legacy Interactive, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, September 14, 1998, p. 210

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