
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.

Family Law
TV • 1999

The Evil Dead
MOVIE • 1981

Oz the Great and Powerful
MOVIE • 2013

Debutante
MOVIE • 1998

Hail to the Deadites
MOVIE • 2020

Stomping Ground
MOVIE • 2014

Back in the Day
MOVIE • 2014

American Fable
MOVIE • 2017

Dangerous Women
TV • 2009

The Prototype
MOVIE • 2022

Appearances
MOVIE • 1990

Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
MOVIE • 2014

One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
MOVIE • 2007

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
MOVIE • 2008

The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
MOVIE • 2007

The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
MOVIE • 2007

Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
MOVIE • 2007