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Lin Shaye

Actor · 102 credits · 64 in highly-rated films

Best known for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Frequent collaborators: Richard Riehle, Leigh Whannell, Robert Englund, Ray Wise, Don Keith Opper

Movies (102 total, ranked by score)

  1. Asylum

    2008 · ★ 4.1 (97 votes)

    Horror

    91

  2. Lost Time

    2014 · ★ 3.3 (33 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

    92

  3. The Black Room

    2017 · ★ 3.8 (173 votes)

    Comedy, Horror

    93

  4. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

    2003 · ★ 4.1 (920 votes)

    Comedy

    94

  5. 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

    2010 · ★ 3.8 (93 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    95

  6. Carrier

    —

    Horror, Thriller

    96

  7. Mascotland

    —

    Comedy, Thriller

    97

  8. They Bite!: The Making of Critters

    2018

    Documentary

    98

  9. The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

    2018

    Documentary

    99

  10. The Old World

    —

    Drama

    100

  11. The Bench

    —

    Drama

    101

  12. Jackson's Hole

    —

    Mystery, Thriller

    102

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.