Biography for
Lin Shaye More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

1944, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Linda Shaye

Height

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Mini Biography

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 Actor's Studio.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Lin Shaye

Spouse

Clayton Landey	(1 January 1988 - August 2003) (divorced) 1 child
Marshall Rubinoff	(? - 7 July 1968) (his death)

Trade Mark

Often plays a chain smoker

Trivia

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

Is the only actor to appear in both Dumb & Dumber (1994) and the prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003).

Has a son Lee J. Landey (born 1989).

She is a lifetime member of the Actor's Studio.

Aunt of Katja Shaye and Juno Shaye.

Personal Quotes

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!