Lin Shaye
Birthday: 1943-10-12 | Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USALin 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Ophelia
as Mrs. Bundy
as Angela Anderson
as Edith Cranston
as Herself
as Mrs. Wylder
as Ruth
as The Vagabond
as Faith Matheson
as Joyce
as Kate Hammond
as Lady Bum
as Anna
as Captain Wheeler
as Cousins
as Meredith
as Élise Rainier
as Miss Black
as Mrs. Womack
as Pauline
as Allie
as Mrs. Smith
as Teresa
as Elise Rainier
as Helen Keller
as Lynn's Mother
as Helen
as Mirabelle
as Paulina Zander
