She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in film and television.
[1] In 2009, writer–director Jeff Nichols, with whom Lin had previously worked on a failed project, sent her his script titled Take Shelter.
[2] Alongside Tyler Davidson, she agreed to produce the film, which was shot in 2010 and released in 2011.
Take Shelter received numerous awards and nominations, and was selected by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten independent films of 2011.
"[3][4] Lin and Davidson went on to produce Craig Zobel's feature Compliance (2012) together.