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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Prototype
2022
as Jenna
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
2020
as Self
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
2017
as Anna Winters
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
2014
as Susan
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
2014
as Self
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
2014
as Mrs. Miller
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
2013
as Quadling Seamstress
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
2008
as Waitress
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
2007
as Self
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
2007
Interview with the female cast of The Evil Dead and lead Bruce Campbell.
Debutante
1998
as Nan's mother
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
1990
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
1981
as Shelly
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
A lawnmower goes on a rampage.