80, from Detroit, Michigan, USA
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, she attended Columbia University School of the Arts, and acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting. She stayed in New York upon graduation and worked in numerous off- and off-off- Broadway productions, as well as Lincoln Center and Broadway. She has studied with some of the finest: Uta Hagen, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg. Lin is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. She is also the younger sister of producer Robert Shaye.
The Lush
Leona
Frances
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Bonnie Johnson
Self
Phyllis Ryan
Granny Boone
Detective Reeson
(Unknown)
Zelda
Marge
String's Mother
Nurse
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Self
Woman
Unbeatable Harold
Jeannie
Mrs. Brodrick
Cassandra
Clara
Grace
Down the P.C.H.
Wendy O'Hara
Larry's mom
Nancy Forrester
Miss Prin
Without Charlie
(Unknown)
Nurse Bautista
A Letter from My Father
Elise
Kate
A Cry for Love
(Unknown)
The Aunt (voice)
Dead of Nowhere 3D
Meemaw
The Possession at Gladstone Manor
Nurse
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
Carrier
Joan Pierson