Lorraine Massey

Lorraine Massey is a fictional ghost and a secondary antagonist featured in The Shining franchise. She first appeared in the 1977 novel The Shining by author Stephen King, where she was identified by name. A version of Lorraine Massey appeared in the 1980 The Shining feature film directed by Stanley Kubrick. She was not identified by name, and was played by two different actresses. The younger version of Massey was played by Lia Beldam and the older, rotting version of Massey was played by Billie Gibson. Lorraine Massey also appeared in the 1997 television movie version of The Shining by director Mick Garris. She was played by Garris' wife in the film, Cynthia Garris. Garris played both the living version of Massey in flashback scenes, and the rotting version of Massey as a ghost in present day scenes.