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| Elise Rainier | |
| Aliases: | None |
| Continuity: | Insidious film series |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Psychic |
| Occupation: | Paranormal investigator |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Ghost |
| Location: | Five Keys, New Mexico [1] California The Further |
| Relatives: | Audrey Rainier Gerald Rainier Christian Rainier |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1940s [1] |
| Died: | 2010 [2] |
| First: | Insidious |
| Final: | Insidious: The Last Key |
| Actor: | Lin Shaye Lindsay Seim Ava Kolker Hana Hayes |
Elise Rainier is a fictional psychic medium and a central character featured in the Insidious film series. Played by actress Lin Shaye, she first appeared in the 2010 feature film Insidious. Although the character was killed off in the first film, Lin Shaye reprised the role of Elise Rainier for flashback appearances, prequel events, and/or as a ghost in all three sequels to the franchise. Actress Lindsay Seim played a young Elise Rainier in Insidious: Chapter 2. Actress Ava Kolker played a young Elise Rainier in Insidious: The Last Key. Actress Hana Hayes played a teenage Elise Rainier in the same film.
Overview[]
Elise Rainier was a psychic from Five Keys, New Mexico, and was born sometime in the early 1950s. From a young age, she always had a "gift" for seeing ghosts, as well as demonic entities that tried to cross over into this plane of reality from a dimension that she would later dub as "The Further".
As an adult, Elise used her talents to help those who were being haunted or tormented by evil spirits. In 1986, Elise helped a child named Josh Lambert, whose astral self had become trapped in The Further. In 2010, Elise received a call from Josh's mother, Lorraine Lambert, indicating that her family was in trouble once again, though this time it was Josh's son, Dalton Lambert, who had become the target of the entities from The Further. Elise managed to rescue Dalton Lambert, but paid the ultimate price, as she was slain by Josh Lambert who was possessed by the Bride in Black. This was not the end of Elise's story however, as her spirit was able to cross the threshold long enough to help the Dalton family one last time.
Abilities[]
Powers[]
Skills[]
Associations[]
Family[]
- Audrey Rainier - Mother, deceased.
- Gerald Rainier - Father, deceased.
- Christian Rainier - Brother
- Imogen Rainier - Niece
- Melissa Rainier - Niece
Associates[]
- Carl - Contemporary
- Steven "Specs" Fisher - Partner
- Tucker Croft - Partner
Adversaries[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Elise Rainier was created by director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell.
- Final fate: Killed off-screen by Josh Lambert, who was possessed by the Bride in Black.
- Elise Rainier is the only character who appears in all four installments of the Insidious film series.
- Actress Lin Shaye is the sister of Robert Shaye - the former head of New Line Cinema and guiding force behind the Nightmare on Elm Street film series.
- Lin Shaye played a school teacher at Springwood High School in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
- In the year 2010, Elise owned a dog named Warren. What became of Warren following Elise's death remains unclear.
- Elise Rainier had scars on her back from where her father would beat her with a wooden cane from when she was a child. [1]
See also[]
External Links[]
Appearances[]
- Insidious (First appearance; dies)
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (As a ghost)
- Insidious: Chapter 3 (Prequel story)
- Insidious: The Last Key (Prequel story; earliest chronological appearance)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Insidious: The Last Key (Jan. 2018). Directed by Adam Robitel. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell.
- ↑ Insidious (Sep. 2010). Directed by James Wan. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell.