9 Essential Lin Shaye Performances

A look at 9 great performances by Insidious actress Lin Shaye

Yesterday, Deadline ran casting news from the world of director Adam Robitel’s fourth installment in the James Wan/Leigh Whannell Insidious franchise (releasing theatrically on October 20, 2017), with actors Kirk Acevedo, Bruce Davison and Caitlin Gerard all scheduled to join series mainstay Lin Shaye for another go around into the unknown.

Insidious: Chapter 4 sees Shaye once more essaying the role of intrepid psychic investigator Elise Rainer, the once fragile, now unstoppable force of supernatural-battling nature that endlessly aids her clients in evading and escaping the shadowy realms of “the further” and the various entities that inhabit it.

An Insidious film without Shaye wouldn’t be right. The veteran actress adds gravitas and elegance to the series as well as sense of quiet mirth. Sure, Shaye might be in on the joke. She’s well aware of the blackly comic Grand Guignol pulp underpinnings that propel the films’ narrative, but she’s not letting that crack her performance.

And that’s the thing about Lin Shaye. She’s a professional. No matter the movie, no matter how broad or muted the role, she gives her all and treats the character seriously. She’s never a cartoon. She’s always real.

The Insidious films are merely a taste of the actress’ near four-decade-spanning resume and today, we’re grabbing nine of our favorite Lin Shaye performances from that resume and sharing them with you, to celebrate one of our greatest character performers and remind us all how lucky us film fans are to have her.

Enjoy and be sure to share your favorite Lin Shaye turn in the comments section below.

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