Lin Shaye Biography
Biography
Detroit native
Lin Shaye studied art history at the University of Michigan before moving to New York to focus on acting. She started landing film and TV roles in the late '70s and early '80s with appearances in movies like
The Long Riders,
Alone in the Dark, and
Brewster's Millions, and began earning a reputation as a memorable character actress. She would become a familiar face for her memorable roles as Mrs. Nuegeboren in 1994's
Dumb and Dumber and Magda in 1998's
There's Something About Mary, and would continue to take on quirky projects in the years that followed, like in 2006's
Snakes on a Plane and 2010's
Insidious.
- Cammila Albertson, Rovi
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