Theresa Tilly

Theresa Tilly

1953-11-06 Detroit, Michigan, USA 14 Credits

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 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 i...

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The Prototype

The Prototype

2022

as Jenna

4.3
Acting

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...

Hail to the Deadites

Hail to the Deadites

2020

as Self

6.0
Acting

Through interviews with the cast, crew, collectors, fans, freaks and geeks, Hail to the Deadites seeks to illuminate the darkest reaches of the Evil D...

American Fable

American Fable

2017

as Anna Winters

6.0
Acting

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...

Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground

2014

as Susan

4.6
Acting

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 imp...

Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist

Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist

2014

as Self

8.5
Acting

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 "...

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

2014

as Mrs. Miller

4.9
Acting

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 r...

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

as Quadling Seamstress

5.9
Acting

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 wiza...

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy

2008

as Waitress

4.5
Acting

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 ...

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead

2007

as Self

8.5
Acting

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 Dea...

The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell

The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell

2007

Acting

Interview with the female cast of The Evil Dead and lead Bruce Campbell.

Debutante

Debutante

1998

as Nan's mother

10.0
Acting

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 ho...

Appearances

Appearances

1990

Acting

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 int...

The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

1981

as Shelly

7.3
Acting

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.

Torro. Torro. Torro!

1981

Acting

A lawnmower goes on a rampage.