Lin Shaye

American actress
Person human Q449822
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Summary

Lin Shaye was born on October 12, 1943[1], in Detroit[2]. She has worked as an actor[3], stage actor[4], television actor[5], and film actor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.44% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,784 views/month, #4,436 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Native language: English[9]
  • Educated at: University of Michigan[10], Columbia University School of the Arts[11]
  • Notable work: Insidious[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Commons category: Lin Shaye[14]
  • Family name: Shaye[15]
  • Given name: Linda[16], Lin[17]
  • Filmography: Lin Shayen filmografia[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Name in native language: Lin Shaye[20]
  • Start of work period: 1971[21]
  • Sibling: Robert Shaye[22]
  • Writing language: English[23]
  • P14419: 56187[24]
  • P14750: AF10-6D42-B607-E28B-3FC4[25]
  • P14771: 97345[26]

Why It Matters

Lin Shaye has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Lin Shaye born?

Lin Shaye's place of birth was Detroit[2].

What did Lin Shaye do for work?

Lin Shaye worked as an actor[3], stage actor[4], television actor[5], and film actor[6].

Where did Lin Shaye go to school?

Lin Shaye was educated at University of Michigan[10] and Columbia University School of the Arts[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . aveleyman.com. aveleyman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9h ago · A826 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 33
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60466|batch #60466]]: adding knwikiquote sitelinks"
  2. 1d ago · Mbch331 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Sibling → Robert Shaye
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sibling: Robert Shaye, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]]"
  3. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → lin-shaye
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: lin-shaye, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 49632
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 49632, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322005254|リン・シェイ (#322005254)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'"
  5. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 31522
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 31522, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  6. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14771 → 97345
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14771: 97345, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/311031498|リン・シェイ (#311031498)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8279|Crank-in! person]] #mix'n'"
  7. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → AF10-6D42-B607-E28B-3FC4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46379|batch #46379]]: HAND ID (2)"
  8. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 23399
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42278|batch #42278]]"
  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Insidious
    Given name → Linda, Lin
    P14419 → 56187
    Spouse → Clayton Landey
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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