Theresa Tilly

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1953-11-06

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Torro. Torro. Torro!		0
2	1981	The Evil Dead	Shelly	73
3	1990	Appearances		0
4	1998	Debutante	Nan's mother	100
5	2007	One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead	Self	85
6	2007	The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell		0
7	2008	Brutal Massacre: A Comedy	Waitress	45
8	2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	Quadling Seamstress	59
9	2014	Back in the Day	Mrs. Miller	49
10	2014	Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist	Self	85
11	2014	Stomping Ground	Susan	46
12	2017	American Fable	Anna Winters	60
13	2020	Hail to the Deadites	Self	60
14	2022	The Prototype	Jenna	43

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1999	Family Law	Witness	82
2	2009	Dangerous Women	Shelly	0

Theresa Tilly

Film

Television