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