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Lin Shaye
1 FOLLOWER • 48 CREDITS • OCT 12, 1943 • 80
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 Actors Studio. She is also the younger sister of producer Robert Shaye.
Known For
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ER
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Crossing Jordan
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Frasier
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Cagney & Lacey
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The Twilight Zone
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Who's the Boss?
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EastSiders
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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
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Highway to Heaven
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My Name Is Earl
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Perversions of Science
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Becker
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The Three Stooges
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Brewster's Millions
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The Running Man
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Goin' South
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Dumb and Dumber
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Lucky Stiff
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My Sister's Keeper
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Alone in the Dark
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Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
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Living with Chucky
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The Temp
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Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
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Stillwatch
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Frank and Penelope
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Kingpin
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Boat Trip
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A Cinderella Story
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All American Christmas Carol
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There's Something About Mary
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Detroit Rock City
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Insidious: The Red Door
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The Grudge
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Dreamkatcher
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Insidious: Chapter 2
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Insidious
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
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Insidious: Chapter 3
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Darkness Falls
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Insidious: The Last Key
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Room for Rent
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The Call
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