SHAYE, Lin 1944–

PERSONAL

Born 1944, in Detroit, MI; daughter of Max (a painter) and Dorothy (a homemaker) Shaye; sister of Bob Shaye (a film executive); married first husband (deceased); married Clayton Landey (an actor), c. 1988; children: (second marriage) Lee J. Education: Attended University of Michigan; Columbia University, M.F.A.

Addresses: Agent —Mark Scroggs, Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Manager —Gina Rugolo–Judd, Rigberg–Rugolo Entertainment, 1180 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 601, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite comedy supporting actress, 1999, for There's Something about Mary.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Whore, Hester Street, Midwest Films, 1975.

Parasol lady, Goin' South, Paramount, 1978.

Kate, The Long Riders, United Artists, 1980.

Nurse with telegram, Jekyll and Hyde … Together Again, 1982.

Receptionist at Haven, Alone in the Dark, Asso Film, 1982.

Teacher, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984.

Journalist at rally, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985.

Sally, Critters, New Line Cinema, 1986.

Anemic counter girl, My Demon Lover, New Line Cinema, 1987.

Carol Miller, The Hidden, New Line Cinema, 1987.

Employment office clerk, Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987.

Propaganda officer, The Running Man, TriStar, 1987.

Librarian, Slam Dance, Island Pictures, 1987.

Unpleasant child's mother, Lucky Stiff (also known as That Shamrock Touch ), 1988.

Sal Roos, Critters 2: The Main Course, New Line Cinema, 1988.

Mrs. Flynn, Book of Love, New Line Cinema, 1990.

Third PTA parent, Pump up the Volume (also known as Plein volume and Y a–t–il une vie apres le lycee? ), 1990.

Celeste, Roadside Prophets, New Line Cinema, 1992.

Rosemary, The Temp, Paramount, 1993.

Rubber rose maid, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, New Line Cinema, 1993.

Makeup artist, Brain Smasher … a Love Story (also known as The Bouncer and the Lady ), 1993.

Nurse Turner, Amityville: A New Generation, 1993.

Witness, Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ), New Line Cinema, 1993.

Operator, Three of Hearts, New Line Cinema, 1993.

Nurse with pills, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 7 and New Nightmare ), New Line Cinema, 1994.

Repeat nanny, Corrina, Corrina, New Line Cinema, 1994.

Mrs. Neugeboren, Dumb and Dumber (also known as Dumb Happens ), New Line Cinema, 1994.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Carol Miller, The Hidden II (also known as The Hidden 2 and The Hidden II: The Spawning ), 1994.

Carol Powell, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man ), 1995.

Mrs. Dumars, Kingpin, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

The madam, Last Man Standing (also known as Gun-down and Welcome to Jericho ), New Line Cinema, 1996.

Darla, Do Me a Favor (also known as Trading Favors ), Imperial Entertainment/Do Me a Favor Productions, 1997.

Lisa's nurse, Living Out Loud (also known as The Kiss ), New Line Cinema, 1998.

Magda, There's Something about Mary, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Mrs. Bruce, Detroit Rock City, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Me, Myself & Irene, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Libby, Attention Shoppers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2000.

Nurse Bautista, Say It Isn't So, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Without Charlie, Shangri–La, 2001.

Laura Crowley, Contagion (also known as Epidemic ), PorchLight, 2001.

Elise Marks, Surfacing, J. Films Inc., 2002.

Flora, Man of the Year, Media Financial Inc., 2002.

Jinny, Wish You Were Dead, Icon Entertainment, 2002.

Sonya, Boat Trip, Artisan, 2002.

Laura, Dead End, Pentagon, 2003.

Marge, Manfast, Adam & Eve, 2003.

Margie, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Tequila, After School Special, Barely Legal, 2003.

Makeup babe, Stuck On You, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Ms. Harding, Who's Your Daddy?, The Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2003.

Samantha, Sledge: A Documentary, Double–Edged, 2003.

Lulu, Jesus, Mary and Joey, Federal Hill, 2003.

A Cinderella Story, Warner Bros., 2004.

Granny Boone, 2001 Maniacs, 2004.

Jenny Buono, The Hillside Strangler, Tuffin, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sandra, Sex and the Married Woman, NBC, 1977.

Frieda, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, NBC, 1979.

Second nurse, The Seeding of Sarah Burns, CBS, 1979.

A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980.

Woman on beach, Summer Fantasy, NBC, 1984.

Why Me?, ABC, 1984.

First reporter, Stillwatch, CBS, 1987.

Woman customer, Mistress, CBS, 1987.

Inmate, Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (also known as Till Murder Do Us Part II ), CBS, 1992.

Teamster, Torch Song (also known as Judith Krantz's "Torch Song "), ABC, 1993.

Second foreman, In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance, NBC, 1994.

Phyllis Cardell, Trial by Fire, ABC, 1995.

Bonnie, Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (also known as A Feel for Murder ), Showtime, 1995.

Waitress, Project: ALF, ABC, 1996.

Breakfast with Einstein, The Disney Channel, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Return of Auntie V," Eight Is Enough, 1977.

Woman in tank, "Chameleon," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985.

"Unholy Alliance," Falcon Crest, 1986.

Mrs. Padnick, "Mona," Who's the Boss?, 1987.

Second parent, "Life after Death," Life Goes On, ABC, 1991.

Second nightmare host, "Sleepless in Winnetka," Sisters, NBC, 1993.

Second parent, "Guns and Gossip," My So–Called Life, ABC, 1994.

Anne, "The Focus Group," Frasier, 1996.

Nurse, "Dream of Doom," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997.

Mrs. Cooper, "Take These Pills and Shove 'Em," Becker, CBS, 1998.

Also appeared in Arli$$.

Stage Appearances:

Member of chorus, Wicked John and the Devil, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1973.

Ann Crist, "Cream Cheese," Festival of Short Plays, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1974.

Quincey, A Late Snow, Clark Center, Westside YWCA, New York City, 1974.

Sharon, The Taking of Miss Janie, New York Shakespeare Festival, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1975.

Donna, Rafferty One by One, Cubiculo Theatre, 1975.

Winner Take All, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1976.

Two for the Seesaw, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1976.

The Body Parts of Margaret Fuller, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1976.

Lucy, What Do I Do about Hemingway?, New Dramatists Theatre, New York City, 1977.

Julia Tomasik, The Crazy Locomotive, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 1977.

Babs, Tell Veronica!, Hudson Mainstage Theater, Hollywood, CA, 2002.

Jewtopia, Los Angeles, 2003.

Also appeared in The Screens, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, and in The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Leslie Miller, Code Blue, Legacy Interactive, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, September 14, 1998, p. 210.