Theresa Tilly

Theresa Tilly

Born: November 6, 1953
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Theresa Tilly made a monstrous feature film debut as Shelly in Sam Raimi's influential classic, The Evil Dead (1981). After working as a stand-up comedian in her hometown of Detroit, she set her sights on acclaimed improv comedy troupe The Second City Chicago. Her work there earned her a role on a sketch comedy pilot called YouTV, co-starring alongside late-night TV legend Steve Allen. Although the show was not picked up, it served as an impetus for the budding performer to move to Los Angeles in order to pursue her acting career.

Tilly has since appeared in over 100 films, TV shows, plays, and commercials, including: Debutante (1998), opposite Selma Blair and Josh Hartnett; Back in the Day (2014), written and directed by actor Michael Rosenbaum; Appearances, a PBS special written by celebrated author Elmore Leonard; Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007), alongside the late horror icon Gunnar Hansen; and Oz The Great and Powerful (2013), which reunited her with The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi. She was also the first female to announce ESPN's ESPY Awards.

Movies for Theresa Tilly...

The Prototype
Title: The Prototype
Character: Jenna
Released: February 25, 2022
Type: Movie
A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.
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Hail to the Deadites
Title: Hail to the Deadites
Character: Self
Released: August 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Through interviews with the cast, crew, collectors, fans, freaks and geeks, Hail to the Deadites seeks to illuminate the darkest reaches of the Evil Dead franchise's undying and still-growing popularity, a popularity that has spawned four films, a TV series, comic books, figurines, and surpassed even its creator's wildest dreams. Hail to the Deadites puts the spotlight on the fans that cultivated and spread this groovy pop-culture infection!
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American Fable
Title: American Fable
Character: Anna Winters
Released: February 17, 2017
Type: Movie
When 11-year-old Gitty discovers that her father, Abe, a good and beloved farmer, is holding a wealthy man hostage in their abandoned silo in order to save their suffering farm, she befriends the captive in secret. As the truth unfolds about who he is and what will happen if he escapes, Gitty chooses to confront the thin line between reality and fiction.
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Stomping Ground
Title: Stomping Ground
Character: Susan
Released: June 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Ben and Annie are a young couple on a weekend trip to Annie's small North Carolina hometown who, after meeting a charming old friend, embark on an impromptu 'Bigfoot hunt' that threatens both their relationship and their lives.
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Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
Title: Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 2014
Type: Movie
Invaluable is the feature-length documentary film about Tom Sullivan, creator of the special make-up effects in "The Evil Dead", "Evil Dead II", and "Army of Darkness". This film contains footage and places never before seen until now and features interviews with Bruce Campbell, Scott Spiegel, Josh Becker, Ted Raimi, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Sarah York, Ellen Sandweiss, Tom Sullivan, and many more.
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Back in the Day
Title: Back in the Day
Character: Mrs. Miller
Released: January 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Sometimes in order to move forward, you have to go back. And in this raunchy comedy, Jim Owens does just that when he heads home for his high school reunion. In an attempt to relive the glory days with his boys and explore an old romance, he nearly destroys his hometown and friendships.
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Oz the Great and Powerful
Title: Oz the Great and Powerful
Character: Quadling Seamstress
Released: March 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
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Title: Dangerous Women
Character: Shelly
Released: January 22, 2009
Type: TV
Three suburban soccer moms are stalked and tormented by their evil doubles.
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Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Title: Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Character: Waitress
Released: July 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the picture and find himself at the top once again.
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The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
Title: The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
Released: December 18, 2007
Type: Movie
Interview with the female cast of The Evil Dead and lead Bruce Campbell.
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One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Title: One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Character: Herself
Released: December 18, 2007
Type: Movie
Cast and crew, as well as some famous fans, recall the insanity that was the making of the ultimate experience of grueling terror that is The Evil Dead.
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Debutante
Title: Debutante
Character: Nan's mother
Released: September 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Nan, seventeen, wakes up alone in a motel room and wonders how she got there. The events of the preceding night come back to her on the subway ride home: a vicious argument between her parents, a one night stand and finally a betrayal.
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Appearances
Title: Appearances
Released: June 17, 1990
Type: Movie
A drama centering on the joys, conflicts, and crises on a middle-class family and on its ex-football star father's efforts to keep it on track and intact despite the death of a child and the strain between his wife and father.
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The Evil Dead
Title: The Evil Dead
Character: Shelly
Released: September 10, 1981
Type: Movie
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.