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
Dumb and Dumber
(1994)
Mrs. Neugeboren
The Running Man
(1987)
Propaganda Officer
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023)
Elise Rainier
Kingpin
(1996)
Landlady
Insidious: The Last Key
(2018)
Élise Rainier
The Grudge
(2019)
Faith Matheson
New Nightmare
(1994)
Nurse with Pills
Insidious
(2011)
Elise Rainier
Critters
(1986)
Sally
The Hidden
(1987)
Carol Miller
Ouija
(2014)
Paulina Zander
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984)
Teacher
Insidious: Chapter 3
(2015)
Elise Rainier
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Mrs. Caleron
The Signal
(2014)
Mirabelle
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
Magda
Full Filmography
Acting
Hester Street
(1975)
Whore
Goin' South
(1978)
Parasol Lady
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
(1979)
Freida
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
(1979)
2nd Nurse
The Long Riders
(1980)
Kate
A Cry for Love
(1980)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
(1982)
Nurse with Telegram
Alone in the Dark
(1982)
Receptionist at Haven
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984)
Teacher
Summer Fantasy
(1984)
Woman on Beach
Brewster's Millions
(1985)
Journalist at Rally
Critters
(1986)
Sally
The Hidden
(1987)
Carol Miller
Stillwatch
(1987)
My Demon Lover
(1987)
Anemic Counter Girl
Slam Dance
(1987)
Librarian
The Running Man
(1987)
Propaganda Officer
Extreme Prejudice
(1987)
Employment Office Clerk
Critters 2
(1988)
Sally
Lucky Stiff
(1988)
Bratty Kid's Mom
Pump Up the Volume
(1990)
PTA Parent 3
Roadside Prophets
(1992)
Celeste
The Temp
(1993)
Rosemary
Amityville: A New Generation
(1993)
Nurse Turner
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(1993)
Witness
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
(1993)
Make up Artist
Three of Hearts
(1993)
Operator
New Nightmare
(1994)
Nurse with Pills
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
(1994)
Inmate
Dumb and Dumber
(1994)
Mrs. Neugeboren
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
(1994)
Foreman #2
Corrina, Corrina
(1994)
Repeat Nanny
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
(1994)
Rubber Rose Maid
Nature of the Beast
(1995)
Carol Powell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
(1995)
Bonnie
Trial by Fire
(1995)
Phyliis Cardell
Kingpin
(1996)
Landlady
Last Man Standing
(1996)
The Madame
Project: ALF
(1996)
Waitress
Trading Favors
(1997)
Darla
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
Magda
Living Out Loud
(1998)
Lisa's Nurse
Detroit Rock City
(1999)
Mrs. Bruce
Attention Shoppers
(2000)
Libby
Me, Myself & Irene
(2000)
Mrs. Caleron
Say It Isn't So
(2001)
Nurse Bautista
A Letter from My Father
(2001)
Elise
Without Charlie
(2001)
Contagion
(2002)
Laura Crowley
Boat Trip
(2002)
Sonya the Coach
Wish You Were Dead
(2002)
Jinny Macintosh
Dead End
(2003)
Laura Harrington
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
(2003)
Margie
Barely Legal
(2003)
Tequila
Stuck on You
(2003)
Makeup Babe
Who's Your Daddy?
(2004)
Ms. Harding
The Hillside Strangler
(2004)
Jenny Buono
A Cinderella Story
(2004)
Mrs. Wells
Cellular
(2004)
Exotic Car Driver
The Almost Guys
(2004)
Repo Boss
2001 Maniacs
(2005)
Granny Boone
Hate Crime
(2005)
Kathleen Slansky
Drop Dead Sexy
(2005)
Ma Muzzy
Confessions of an Action Star
(2005)
Samantha Jones
Born Killers
(2005)
Willow
Snakes on a Plane
(2006)
Grace
Surf School
(2006)
Larry's mom
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
(2006)
Clara
Hoboken Hollow
(2006)
Mrs. Brodrick
Down the P.C.H.
(2006)
Wendy O'Hara
Bachelor Party Vegas
(2006)
Cassandra
Unbeatable Harold
(2006)
Jeannie
Pledge This!
(2006)
Miss Prin
Driftwood
(2006)
Nancy Forrester
The Election
(2007)
The Wife
Chasing Robert
(2007)
Martha the Bookie
Homo Erectus
(2007)
Museum Guide
Doggie Heaven
(2008)
Woman
Asylum
(2008)
String's Mother
Killer Pad
(2008)
Marge
Chronic Town
(2008)
Nurse
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
(2008)
Self
Stuntmen
(2009)
Bumble Jackson
Dark Moon Rising
(2009)
Sunny
My Sister's Keeper
(2009)
Nurse Adele
American Cowslip
(2009)
Lou Anne
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
(2010)
Granny Boone
Killer by Nature
(2010)
Leona
Next Stop Murder
(2010)
Detective Reeson
Farewell Mr. Kringle
(2010)
Zelda
Pickin' and Grinnin'
(2010)
Bonnie Johnson
Small Town Saturday Night
(2010)
Phyllis Ryan
Black Limousine
(2010)
VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
(2010)
The Lush
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self
The Penthouse
(2010)
Frances
Insidious
(2011)
Elise Rainier
Take Me Home
(2011)
Jill
Sedona
(2011)
Claire
Chillerama
(2011)
Baglady / Nurse Maleva
Rosewood Lane
(2011)
Mrs. Hawthorne
I Was a Teenage Werebear
(2011)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
(2011)
Dody
Goldberg - P.I.
(2011)
Violet
FDR: American Badass!
(2012)
Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Days of Normal
(2012)
May
Life's an Itch
(2012)
Gloria
The Three Stooges
(2012)
Nurse Crotchet
Jewtopia
(2012)
Dr. Sutton
Waffle Hut
(2012)
Jerrie Wolf
Matchmaker Santa
(2012)
Debbie
Insidious: Chapter 2
(2013)
Elise Rainier
Crazy Kind of Love
(2013)
Denise Mack
Big Ass Spider!
(2013)
Mrs. Jefferson
All American Christmas Carol
(2013)
Barbara Belnap
Noobz
(2013)
Mrs. Theodore
The Signal
(2014)
Mirabelle
Grace
(2014)
Helen
Lost Time
(2014)
Mysterious Woman
Ouija
(2014)
Paulina Zander
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
(2015)
Helen Keller
Insidious: Chapter 3
(2015)
Elise Rainier
Tales of Halloween
(2015)
Lynn's Mother
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
(2015)
The Grand Lady
Texas Heart
(2016)
Mrs. Smith
Director's Cut
(2016)
Captain Wheeler
Jack Goes Home
(2016)
Teresa
Abattoir
(2016)
Allie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
(2016)
Old Paulina Zander
The Midnight Man
(2016)
Anna
Buster's Mal Heart
(2017)
Pauline
The Black Room
(2017)
Miss Black
All About the Money
(2017)
Mrs. Womack
Mountain Top
(2017)
Muriel Miller
Grow House
(2017)
Mrs. Gilliam
Insidious: The Last Key
(2018)
Élise Rainier
Herbert West: Reanimator
(2018)
Meredith
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
(2018)
Self
Los Angeles Overnight
(2018)
Cousins
The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
(2018)
Self
The Grudge
(2019)
Faith Matheson
The Final Wish
(2019)
Kate Hammond
Room for Rent
(2019)
Joyce
Get Gone
(2019)
Mama
Gothic Harvest
(2019)
Griselda
Ambition
(2019)
Lady Bum
Darkness Falls
(2020)
Angela Anderson
Dreamkatcher
(2020)
Ruth
The Voices
(2020)
The Vagabond
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
(2020)
Mrs. Wylder
The Horror Crowd
(2020)
Herself
The Call
(2020)
Edith Cranston
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
(2021)
Mrs. Bundy
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
(2022)
Self
Frank and Penelope
(2022)
Ophelia
Pines
(2022)
Julie (voice)
We Are Gathered Here Today
(2022)
Jean Cole
Living with Chucky
(2022)
Self
Remote
(2022)
Kane
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023)
Elise Rainier
Production