13 Facts About Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye was born on October 12,1943 and is an American actress.

Lin Shaye's family is Jewish; her mother was born in Russia, and her paternal grandparents were from Romania, and settled in Michigan.

Lin Shaye studied art history at the University of Michigan before she moved to New York to appear in Off Broadway productions.

In 1975, Lin Shaye made her film debut with a small role in Hester Street, followed by small roles in several movies and television shows.

In 1984, Lin Shaye played a teacher in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Lin Shaye has admitted the family connection helped her a little.

Lin Shaye followed this with 1999's Detroit Rock City as an uptight mother waging a personal war against the band Kiss.

That same year she co-starred with Ray Wise and Alexandra Holden in the cult horror film Dead End as Laura Harrington; Lin Shaye received positive reviews and was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2005, Lin Shaye appeared in the film 2001 Maniacs as Granny Boone and again in the sequel 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams.

In 2011, Lin Shaye played medium Elise, a supporting role, in the horror film Insidious.

Lin Shaye received positive reviews and was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Lin Shaye returned as Elise, this time in the leading role, in the third and fourth installments of the Insidious franchise, Insidious: Chapter 3 and Insidious: The Last Key.

In 2020, Lin Shaye received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Drama Series for her guest role on the dark comedy web series EastSiders.