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Theresa Tilly

Acting
Known For

71 Years Old

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.

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA on 6th November 1953

All Credits

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Family Law
Witness
Oz the Great and Powerful Image
Oz the Great and Powerful
Quadling Seamstress
The Evil Dead Image
The Evil Dead
Shelly
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Dangerous Women
Shelly
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy Image
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Waitress
Appearances Image
Appearances
Back in the Day Image
Back in the Day
Mrs. Miller
The Prototype Image
The Prototype
Jenna
American Fable Image
American Fable
Anna Winters
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead Image
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Self
Hail to the Deadites Image
Hail to the Deadites
Self
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell Image
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist Image
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
Self
Stomping Ground Image
Stomping Ground
Susan
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Debutante
Nan's mother
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Torro. Torro. Torro!