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Lin Shaye

Age: 81 years

public person biography

Gender: Female

Birthday: October 12, 1943

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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, ...

Known for: Acting

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Snakes on a Plane
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Snakes on a Plane

as Grace

A Nightmare on Elm Street
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A Nightmare on Elm S...

as Teacher

There's Something About Mary
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There's Something Ab...

as Magda

Critters 2
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Critters 2

as Sally

Surf School
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Surf School

as Larry's Mom

Critters
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Critters

as Sally

2001 Maniacs
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2001 Maniacs

as Granny Boone

Say It Isn't So
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Say It Isn't So

as Nurse Bautista

Kingpin
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Kingpin

as Landlady

Dead End
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Dead End

as Laura Harrington

New Nightmare
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New Nightmare

as Nurse with Pills

Amityville: A New Generation
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Amityville: A New Ge...

as Nurse Turner

Hate Crime
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Hate Crime

as Kathleen Slansky

Surf School
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Surf School

as Larry's mom

The Hidden
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The Hidden

as Carol Miller

Detroit Rock City
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Detroit Rock City

as Mrs. Bruce

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Even Cowgirls Get th...

as Rubber Rose Maid

Last Man Standing
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Last Man Standing

as The Madame

Who's Your Daddy?
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Who's Your Daddy?

as Ms. Harding

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
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2001 Maniacs: Field ...

as Granny Boone

Frank and Penelope
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Frank and Penelope

as Ophelia

Trading Favors
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Trading Favors

as Darla

Killer by Nature
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Killer by Nature

as Leona

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of...

as Clara

Hoboken Hollow
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Hoboken Hollow

as Mrs. Brodrick

The Temp
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The Temp

as Rosemary

Insidious
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Insidious

as Elise Rainier

The Old World
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The Old World

as The Aunt (voice)

Pines
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Pines

as Julie (voice)

Next Stop Murder
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Next Stop Murder

as Detective Reeson

Contagion
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Contagion

as Laura Crowley

Insidious: Chapter 2
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Insidious: Chapter 2

as Elise Rainier

Take Me Home
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Take Me Home

as Jill

Carrier
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Carrier

as Joan Pierson

FDR: American Badass!
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FDR: American Badass...

as Eleanor Roosevelt

The Election
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The Election

as The Wife

Three of Hearts
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Three of Hearts

as Operator

Farewell Mr. Kringle
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Farewell Mr. Kringle

as Zelda

Chasing Robert
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Chasing Robert

as Martha the Bookie

Sedona
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Sedona

as Claire

Crazy Kind of Love
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Crazy Kind of Love

as Denise Mack

Big Ass Spider!
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Big Ass Spider!

as Mrs. Jefferson

Doggie Heaven
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Doggie Heaven

as Woman

3 Days of Normal
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3 Days of Normal

as May

All American Christmas Carol
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All American Christm...

as Barbara Belnap

Insidious: The Red Door
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Insidious: The Red D...

as Elise Rainier

A Letter from My Father
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A Letter from My Fat...

as Elise

The Seeding of Sarah Burns
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The Seeding of Sarah...

as 2nd Nurse

Down the P.C.H.
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Down the P.C.H.

as Wendy O'Hara

The Signal
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The Signal

as Mirabelle

We Are Gathered Here Today
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We Are Gathered Here...

as Jean Cole

Living with Chucky
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Living with Chucky

as Self

Without Charlie
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Without Charlie

Chillerama
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Chillerama

as Baglady / Nurse Maleva

Drop Dead Sexy
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Drop Dead Sexy

as Ma Muzzy

Summer Fantasy
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Summer Fantasy

as Woman on Beach

I Was a Teenage Werebear
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I Was a Teenage Were...

Life's an Itch
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Life's an Itch

as Gloria

Rosewood Lane
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Rosewood Lane

as Mrs. Hawthorne

The Almost Guys
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The Almost Guys

as Repo Boss

Goin' South
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Goin' South

as Parasol Lady

Bachelor Party Vegas
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Bachelor Party Vegas

as Cassandra

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2
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The Main Course: The...

as Self

Lost Time
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Lost Time

as Mysterious Woman

Grace
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Grace

as Helen

Noobz
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Noobz

as Mrs. Theodore

Grow House
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Grow House

as Mrs. Gilliam

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
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The Triangle Factory...

as Freida

Homo Erectus
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Homo Erectus

as Museum Guide

Brewster's Millions
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Brewster's Millions

as Journalist at Rally

Insidious: Chapter 3
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Insidious: Chapter 3

as Elise Rainier

Remote
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Remote

as Kane

Pickin' and Grinnin'
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Pickin' and Grinnin'

as Bonnie Johnson

Ouija
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Ouija

as Paulina Zander

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
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Helen Keller vs. Nig...

as Helen Keller

Tales of Halloween
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Tales of Halloween

as Lynn's Mother

A Cry for Love
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A Cry for Love

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
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Her Final Fury: Bett...

as Inmate

Director's Cut
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Director's Cut

as Captain Wheeler

Roadside Prophets
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Roadside Prophets

as Celeste

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
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A Good Old Fashioned...

as Dody

The Penthouse
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The Penthouse

as Frances

Unbeatable Harold
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Unbeatable Harold

as Jeannie

Boat Trip
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Boat Trip

as Sonya the Coach

Jack Goes Home
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Jack Goes Home

as Teresa

The Possession at Gladstone Manor
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The Possession at Gl...

as Nurse

Hester Street
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Hester Street

as Whore

Buster's Mal Heart
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Buster's Mal Heart

as Pauline

Scared to Death
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Scared to Death

as Max

Abattoir
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Abattoir

as Allie

Breakfast with Einstein
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Breakfast with Einst...

as Miss Desmond

Texas Heart
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Texas Heart

as Mrs. Smith

Insidious: The Last Key
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Insidious: The Last ...

as Élise Rainier

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
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Dumb and Dumberer: W...

as Margie

Attention Shoppers
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Attention Shoppers

as Libby

Stuntmen
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Stuntmen

as Bumble Jackson

Stillwatch
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Stillwatch

Ouija: Origin of Evil
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Ouija: Origin of Evi...

as Old Paulina Zander

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
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Jekyll and Hyde... T...

as Nurse with Telegram

Nature of the Beast
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Nature of the Beast

as Carol Powell

Lucky Stiff
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Lucky Stiff

as Bratty Kid's Mom

My Demon Lover
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My Demon Lover

as Anemic Counter Girl

Pledge This!
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Pledge This!

as Miss Prin

Killer Pad
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Killer Pad

as Marge

Dark Moon Rising
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Dark Moon Rising

as Sunny

The Hillside Strangler
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The Hillside Strangl...

as Jenny Buono

The Black Room
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The Black Room

as Miss Black

Driftwood
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Driftwood

as Nancy Forrester

Asylum
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Asylum

as String's Mother

A Cinderella Story
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A Cinderella Story

as Mrs. Wells

Small Town Saturday Night
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Small Town Saturday ...

as Phyllis Ryan

Slam Dance
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Slam Dance

as Librarian

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
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Don Quixote: The Ing...

as The Grand Lady

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
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Sketch Artist II: Ha...

as Bonnie

All About the Money
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All About the Money

as Mrs. Womack

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
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National Lampoon's L...

as Witness

Dumb and Dumber
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Dumb and Dumber

as Mrs. Neugeboren

Wish You Were Dead
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Wish You Were Dead

as Jinny Macintosh

The Midnight Man
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The Midnight Man

as Anna

Chronic Town
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Chronic Town

as Nurse

The Three Stooges
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The Three Stooges

as Nurse Crotchet

The Grudge
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The Grudge

as Faith Matheson

Project: ALF
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Project: ALF

as Waitress

Herbert West: Reanimator
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Herbert West: Reanim...

as Meredith

Mountain Top
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Mountain Top

as Muriel Miller

Darkness Falls
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Darkness Falls

as Angela Anderson

The Final Wish
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The Final Wish

as Kate Hammond

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
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In the Line of Duty:...

as Foreman #2

Corrina, Corrina
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Corrina, Corrina

as Repeat Nanny

Stuck on You
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Stuck on You

as Makeup Babe

My Sister's Keeper
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My Sister's Keeper

as Nurse Adele

The Long Riders
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The Long Riders

as Kate

Cellular
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Cellular

as Exotic Car Driver

Jewtopia
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Jewtopia

as Dr. Sutton

Goldberg - P.I.
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Goldberg - P.I.

as Violet

Room for Rent
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Room for Rent

as Joyce

They Bite!: The Making of Critters
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They Bite!: The Maki...

as Self

Starz Inside: In the Gutter
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Starz Inside: In the...

as Self

Gothic Harvest
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Gothic Harvest

as Griselda

Waffle Hut
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Waffle Hut

as Jerrie Wolf

Los Angeles Overnight
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Los Angeles Overnigh...

as Cousins

Get Gone
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Get Gone

as Mama

Dreamkatcher
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Dreamkatcher

as Ruth

The Voices
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The Voices

as The Vagabond

Confessions of an Action Star
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Confessions of an Ac...

as Samantha Jones

Me, Myself & Irene
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Me, Myself & Irene

as Mrs. Caleron

American Cowslip
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American Cowslip

as Lou Anne

Trial by Fire
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Trial by Fire

as Phyliis Cardell

Matchmaker Santa
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Matchmaker Santa

as Debbie

The Running Man
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The Running Man

as Propaganda Officer

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
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Max Reload and the N...

as Mrs. Wylder

Alone in the Dark
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Alone in the Dark

as Receptionist at Haven

Black Limousine
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Black Limousine

Dead of Nowhere 3D
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Dead of Nowhere 3D

as Meemaw

The Horror Crowd
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The Horror Crowd

as Herself

Before Memory
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Before Memory

The Call
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The Call

as Edith Cranston

Living Out Loud
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Living Out Loud

as Lisa's Nurse

Ambition
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Ambition

as Lady Bum

Born Killers
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Born Killers

as Willow

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
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Hollywood Dreams & N...

as Self

Extreme Prejudice
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Extreme Prejudice

as Employment Office Clerk

Pump Up the Volume
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Pump Up the Volume

as PTA Parent #3

VideoDome Rent-O-Rama
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VideoDome Rent-O-Ram...

as The Lush

Brain Smasher... A Love Story
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Brain Smasher... A L...

as Make up Artist

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
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Ted Bundy: American ...

as Mrs. Bundy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Never Sleep Again: T...

as Self

Sex and the Married Woman
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Sex and the Married ...

as Sandra

A Secret Space
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A Secret Space

as Amy

Why Me?
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Why Me?

Mistress
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Mistress

as Woman Customer

Book of Love
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Book of Love

as Mrs. Flynn

Barely Legal
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Barely Legal

as Tequlia

Critters 3
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Critters 3

as Sal (archive footage)

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
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The Last Stand of El...

as Ellen

ManFast
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ManFast

as Marge

Perversions of Science
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Perversions of Scien...

as Nurse

Who's the Boss?
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Who's the Boss?

as Mrs. Padnick

My Name Is Earl
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My Name Is Earl

as Paul's Mom

Highway to Heaven
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Highway to Heaven

as Lila Barnes

Frasier
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Frasier

as Anne

Becker
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Becker

as Mrs. Cooper

ER
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ER

as Margaret

Behind the Monsters
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Behind the Monsters

as Self

EastSiders
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EastSiders

as Diane

My So-Called Life
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My So-Called Life

as Parent #2

Eli Roth's History of Horror
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Eli Roth's History o...

as Self

Dead Talk Live
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Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest

The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

as Kate Simmons

Cagney & Lacey
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Cagney & Lacey

as Secretary

Falcon Crest
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Falcon Crest

as Smoking Female Prisoner

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
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Penny Dreadful: City...

as Dottie Minter

Crossing Jordan
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Crossing Jordan

as Leather Lauren

Eight Is Enough
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Eight Is Enough

as Band Member

Life Goes On
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Life Goes On

as Parent #2

Private Practice
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Private Practice

as Mrs. Taylor

Made in Hollywood
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Made in Hollywood

as Self