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Theresa Tilly

Theresa Tilly

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 06, 1953 (71)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 s ... ketch 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

Filmography

The Prototype

The Prototype

2022

as Jenna

American Fable

American Fable

2017

as Anna Winters

Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground

2014

as Susan

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2014

as Mrs. Miller

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

as Quadling Seamstress

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy

2008

as Waitress

Debutante

Debutante

1998

as Nan's mother

The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

1981

as Shelly

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Dangerous Women

as Shelly

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 22, 2009

Family Law

as Witness

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

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