Lin Shaye

Infobox Actor
name = Lin Shaye

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birthname = Linda Shaye
birthdate = 1944
birthplace = Detroit, Michigan, United States
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1975-present
spouse = Marshall Rubinoff (? - July 7, 1968) (his death)
Clayton Landey (January 1, 1988 - 2007)
website = http://www.safesearching.com/linshaye/home.html

Linda "Lin" Shaye (born 1944) is an American film and television actress.

Biography

Early life

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Shaye is the daughter of Dorothy (née Katz), a homemaker, and Max Mendle Shaye, a painter and supermarket owner. Her brother is film executive Robert Shaye.cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Lin-Shaye.html|title=Lin Shaye Biography (1944-)|publisher=filmreference.com] [cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Robert-Shaye.html|title=Robert Shaye Biography (1939-)|publisher=filmreference.com] Shaye, who is Jewish, [cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/2948|title=Lin Shaye Spooked By '2001' REAL Ghosts?!|date=2004-12-03|publisher=bloody-disgusting.com] studied acting at the University of Michigan before she moved to New York to appear in Off Broadway productions. In 1977, she moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her acting career.cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20126288,00.html|title=Kissing Fool |date=1998-09-14|publisher="People"|accessdate=2008-10-05]

Career

In 1975, she made her film debut with a small role in "Hester Street", followed by small roles in several movies and television shows. In 1978, she appeared in the Jack Nicholson-directed Western "Goin' South" in 1978. She has since appeared in a large number of character roles. Many were for her brother, Robert Shaye, co-founder and former co-CEO of New Line Cinema, such as her role as Mrs. Flynn in the 1990 film "Book of Love", which Robert Shaye directed. Her breakout comedy role was the part of Mrs. Nuegeboren in the Farrelly Brothers' "Dumb and Dumber" (1994). Shaye also appeared in the Farrelly's 1996 comedy "Kingpin", and then got a role as Cameron Diaz's overtanned neighbor Magda in their 1998 hit "There's Something About Mary". She followed this with 1999's "Detroit Rock City" as an uptight mother waging a personal war against the band Kiss.

Shaye has also appeared in four films by director Walter Hill: "The Long Riders" (1980), "Brewster's Millions" (1985), "Extreme Prejudice" (1987) and "Last Man Standing" (1996). In 2003, she appeared alongside Ray Wise and Alexandra Holden in the cult horror film "Dead End" as Laura Harrington, and as Jenny Buono, the mother of 1970s Los Angeles serial killer Angelo Buono in "The Hillside Strangler". Most recently, she was seen in the thriller "Snakes on a Plane". She also appeared in the film "2001 Maniacs" as the part of Granny Boone.

In 2007, she appeared in the short films "Sponsored By", "Under The Gun", "Midnight Snack", "Time Upon a Once", "Old Home Boyz", "Backseat Driving Test", and "The Yes Men " which were directed by contestants on the reality show "On the Lot".

Personal life

Shaye has been married twice. Her first husband died in 1973. In 1988, she married actor Clayton Landey, with whom she appeared in 2002's "Wish You Were Dead". The couple had two children before divorcing in 2007.

elected filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* [http://www.safesearching.com/linshaye/home.html Lin Shaye Official site]
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH= Detroit, Michigan, United States
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