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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... See full bio »

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Linda Shaye
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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2013 Hell Hunters (TV movie) (announced)
Ethel
 
2013 A White Trash Christmas (post-production)
Barbara Belnap
 
2012 Life's an Itch (post-production)
Gloria
 
2012 Long Time Gone (post-production)
Denise Mack
 
2012 noobz (post-production)
Mrs. Theodore
 
2012 Mega Spider (post-production)
Mrs. Jefferson
 
2011 3 Days of Normal (post-production)
May
 
2012 FDR: American Badass! (completed)
Eleanor Roosevelt
 
2012 Jewtopia
Dr. Sutton
 
2012 The Three Stooges
Nurse Crotchet
 
2011 Rosewood Lane
Mrs. Hawthorne
 
2011 I Was a Teenage Werebear (short)
Nurse Maleva
 
2011 Chillerama
Baglady/Nurse Maleva (segments "Wadzilla" and "I Was a Teenage Werebear")
 
2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Dody Henderson
 
2011 Take Me Home
Jill
 
2011 Losing Control
Dolores
 
2011 Sedona
Claire
 
2011 Dead of Nowhere 3D (short)
Meemaw
 
2011 Brave New World (TV movie)
Kathy
 
2011 Black Velvet
Pool Lady
 
2011 Goldberg - P.I.
Violet
 
2011 Red & Blue Marbles
Janitor
 
2010 Farewell Mr. Kringle (TV movie)
Zelda
 
2010 Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Lydia Friedman
 
2010 Next Stop Murder (TV movie)
Detective Reeson
 
2010/I Insidious
Elise Rainier
 
2010 Black Limousine
Mrs. Harris
 
2010 The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue
Mrs. Rawlings
 
2010 Pickin' & Grinnin'
Bonnie Johnson
 
2010 The Penthouse
Frances Roc
 
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
Granny Boone
 
2010 VideoDome Rent-O-Rama (short)
The Lush
 
2010 Small Town Saturday Night
Phyllis Ryan
 
2010 Killer by Nature
Leona
 
2009 Dark Moon Rising
Sunny
 
2009 Stuntmen
Bumble Jackson
 
2009 American Cowslip
Lou Anne
 
2009 My Sister's Keeper
Nurse Adele
 
2009 ER (TV series)
Margaret
– And in the End... (2009) … Margaret
 
2009 Yellow Brook (short)
Narrator
 
2008 Doggie Heaven (video short)
Woman
 
2008 Chronic Town
Nurse
 
2008/IV Asylum
String's Mother
 
2008 Killer Pad
Marge
 
2007 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
Leslie Donovan
– The Game (2007) … Leslie Donovan
 
2007 Chasing Robert
Martha the Bookie
 
2007 The Election (short)
The Wife
 
2007 Time Upon a Once (TV movie)
Blue Wife
 
2007 On the Lot (short)
Various
 
2007 Homo Erectus
Museum Guide
 
2007 Kush
Susan
 
2006 Pledge This!
Miss Prin
 
2006 Driftwood
Nancy Forrester
 
2006 Down the P.C.H.
Wendy O'Hara
 
2006 Surf School
Larry's Mom
 
2006 Snakes on a Plane
Grace
 
2006 Hood of Horror
Clara
 
2006 My Name Is Earl (TV series)
Paul's Mom
– Number One (2006) … Paul's Mom
 
2006 Bachelor Party Vegas (video)
Cassandra
 
2006 Jesus, Mary and Joey
Lulu
 
2006 Unbeatable Harold
Jeannie
 
2006 Hoboken Hollow
Mrs. Brodrick
 
2005 Born Killers
Willow
 
2005 2001 Maniacs
Granny Boone
 
2005 Drop Dead Sexy
Ma Muzzy
 
2005 Confessions of an Action Star
Samantha Jones
 
2005 Hate Crime
Kathleen Slansky
 
2004 Wear Something Nice (short)
Mom
 
2004 Cellular
Exotic Car Driver
 
2004 A Cinderella Story
Mrs. Wells
 
2004 The Latin Lover (short)
Emilia
 
2004 Cross Bronx
Barbara Green
 
2004 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Leather Lauren
– Is That Plutonium in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? (2004) … Leather Lauren
 
2004 The Almost Guys
Repo Boss
 
2004 The Hillside Strangler
Jenny Buono
 
2004 Who's Your Daddy? (video)
Betsy Harding
 
2003 Stuck on You
Makeup Babe
 
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Margie
 
2003 Barely Legal
Tequila
 
2003 Manfast
Marge
 
2003/I Dead End
Laura Harrington
 
2002 Boat Trip
Sonya the Coach
 
2002 Wish You Were Dead
Jinny Macintosh
 
2002 Man of the Year
Flora
 
2002 Contagion
Laura Crowley
 
2001 Say It Isn't So
Nurse Bautista
 
2001 Without Charlie
 
2000 Code Blue (Video Game)
Leslie Miller
 
2000 Attention Shoppers
Libby
 
2000 Me, Myself & Irene
Actor - Mrs. Caleron (scenes deleted)
 
1999 Detroit Rock City
Mrs. Bruce
 
1998 Becker (TV series)
Mrs. Cooper
– Take These Pills and Shove 'Em (1998) … Mrs. Cooper
 
1998 Living Out Loud
Lisa's Nurse
 
1998 There's Something About Mary
Magda
 
1998 Breakfast with Einstein (TV movie)
 
1998 Behind the Zipper with Magda (video short)
Magda
 
1997 Perversions of Science (TV series)
Nurse
– Dream of Doom (1997) … Nurse
 
1997 Do Me a Favor
Darla
 
1996 Last Man Standing
The Madame
 
1996 Kingpin
Landlady
 
1996 Frasier (TV series)
Anne
– The Focus Group (1996) … Anne
 
1996 Project: ALF (TV movie)
Waitress
 
1995 Trial by Fire (TV movie)
Phyllis Cardell
 
1995 The Nature of the Beast
Carol Powell
 
1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (TV movie)
Bonnie
 
1994 Dumb & Dumber
Mrs. Neugeboren
 
1994 My So-Called Life (TV series)
Parent #2
– Guns and Gossip (1994) … Parent #2
 
1994 New Nightmare
Nurse with Pills
 
1994 Corrina, Corrina
Repeat Nanny
 
1994 In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (TV movie)
Foreman #2
 
1993 Sisters (TV series)
Nightmare Host #2
– Sleepless in Winnetka (1993) … Nightmare Host #2
 
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Rubber Rose Maid
 
1993 Amityville: A New Generation (video)
Nurse Turner
 
1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story (video)
Makeup Artist
 
1993 Torch Song (TV movie)
Teamster
 
1993 Three of Hearts
Operator
 
1993 The Temp
Rosemary
 
1993 Loaded Weapon 1
Witness
 
1992 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (TV movie)
Inmate
 
1992 Roadside Prophets
Celeste
 
1991 Life Goes On (TV series)
Parent #2
– Life After Death (1991) … Parent #2
 
1990 Pump Up the Volume
PTA Parent #3
 
1990 Book of Love
Mrs. Flynn
 
1988 Lucky Stiff
Bratty Kid's Mom
 
1988 Critters 2
Sally
 
1988 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Lila Barnes
– A Mother's Love (1988) … Lila Barnes
 
1987 The Running Man
Propaganda Officer
 
1987 The Hidden
Carol Miller
 
1987 Mistress (TV movie)
Woman Customer
 
1987 Slam Dance
Librarian
 
1987 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Mrs. Padnick
– Mona (1987) … Mrs. Padnick
 
1987 My Demon Lover
Anemic Counter Girl
 
1987 Extreme Prejudice
Employment Office Clerk
 
1987 Stillwatch (TV movie)
 
1986 Critters
Sally
 
1986 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Smoking Female Prisoner
– Unholy Alliances (1986) … Smoking Female Prisoner
 
1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Secretary
– DWI (1986) … Secretary
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
– Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (1985) … Kate Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
 
1985 Brewster's Millions
Journalist at Rally
 
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
Teacher
 
1984 Summer Fantasy (TV movie)
Woman on Beach
 
1984 Why Me? (TV movie)
 
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Nurse with Telegram
 
1982 Alone in the Dark
Receptionist at Haven
 
1980 A Cry for Love (TV movie)
 
1980 The Long Riders
Kate
 
1979 The Seeding of Sarah Burns (TV movie)
2nd Nurse
 
1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (TV movie)
Freida
 
1978 Goin' South
Parasol Lady
 
1977 A Secret Space
Amy
 
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– The Return of Auntie V (1977)
 
1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV movie)
Sandra
 
1975 Hester Street
Whore
 
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2010 The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue (writer: "It's Hard Being a Woman" / performer: "It's Hard Being a Woman")
 
2010 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (performer: "Cannibals")
 
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2011 Chillerama Presents: Anton Troy, the Man Behind the Beast (short)
Herself
 
2011 Full Moon Fever: Behind the scenes of I was a Teenage Werebear (documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 Fred Heads: The Ultimate Freddy Fans (video short)
Herself
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 2001 Maniacs: Behind the Screams (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 On the Lot (TV series)
Neighbor - 'Time Upon a Once'
– 11 Cut to 10 & 10 Directors Compete (2007) … Neighbor - 'Time Upon a Once'
 
2006 Meet the Reptiles (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Grace'
 
2006 Pure Venom: The Making of 'Snakes on a Plane' (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Grace' (also archive footage)
 
2006 Inside the Asylum: The Making of '2001 Maniacs' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 Miscellaneous Shit: Behind the Scenes of 'Detroit Rock City' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
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2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Magda
 
1993 The Hidden II
Carol Miller
 

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Co-starred in the Los Angeles play "Jewtopia" in 2003. See more »

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Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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I may be the only actress in Hollywood who won't need a face lift, because when I take off my makeup, I look so great compared to my characters! See more »

Trivia:

Younger sister of New Line Cinema founder & CEO Robert Shaye. See more »

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Often plays a chain smoker See more »