Lin ShayeΒ (born October 12, 1943)Β is an American actress. In a career spanning over fifty years, Shaye has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is regarded as aΒ scream queenΒ due to her roles in various horror productions, which include the filmsΒ Alone in the DarkΒ (1982),Β A Nightmare on Elm StreetΒ (1984),Β CrittersΒ (1986) and its sequelΒ Critters 2: The Main CourseΒ (1988),Β Amityville: A New Generation (1993),Β Wes Craven's New NightmareΒ (1994),Β Dead EndΒ (2003),Β 2001 ManiacsΒ (2005) and its sequelΒ 2001 Maniacs: Field of ScreamsΒ (2010),Β OuijaΒ (2014) and its prequelΒ Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016),Β Tales of HalloweenΒ (2015),Β Abattoir (2016),Β The Final WishΒ (2018),Β Room for Rent(2019),Β The GrudgeΒ (2020),Β Ted Bundy: American BoogeymanΒ (2021), and theΒ InsidiousΒ film series (2010β2023).
Shaye is also well known for her comedic roles in numerous films by theΒ Farrelly brothers, includingΒ Dumb and DumberΒ (1994),Β KingpinΒ (1996),Β There's Something About MaryΒ (1998),Β Detroit Rock CityΒ (1999),Β Me, Myself & IreneΒ (2000),Β Stuck on YouΒ (2003), andΒ The Three Stooges (2012).
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