Lin Shaye

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Birth Name: Linda Shaye

Age: 83, born 12 October 1943

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 3"

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Description: Lin Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American actress. In a career spanning over 50 years, Shaye has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror productions, which include the films Alone in the Dark (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Critters (1986) and its sequel Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), Amityville: A New Generation (1993), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Dead End (2003), 2001 Maniacs (2005) and its sequel 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010), Ouija (2014) and its prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Tales of Halloween (2015), Aba ... (more)

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Females TV & Movies Deaths (1792 person items)

"Movies:• Contagion (2001) : Falls to her death when Megan Gallagher knocks her off of a hospital rooftop while Lin is trying to kill Matteo Crismani. • Dead End (2003) : Hits her head on the road when she steps out of a moving car. She dies shortly afterwards when she reaches up to feel her injury and rubs her exposed brain, while her husband, Ray Wise, and daughter, Alexandra Holden, look on in horror. It’s later revealed that most of the movie has taken place in a world between life and "