Theresa Tilly
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.
The Evil Dead
as ShellyIn 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin...
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Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land...
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American Fable
as Anna WintersWhen 11-year-old Gitty discovers that her father, Abe, a good and beloved farmer, is holding a...
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The Prototype
as JennaA government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid...
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Back in the Day
as Mrs. MillerSometimes in order to move forward, you have to go back. And in this raunchy comedy, Jim Owens...
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Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
as WaitressHarry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at...
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Stomping Ground
as SusanBen and Annie are a young couple on a weekend trip to Annie's small North Carolina hometown who,...
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Hail to the Deadites
as SelfThrough interviews with the cast, crew, collectors, fans, freaks and geeks, Hail to the Deadites...
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One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
as HerselfCast and crew, as well as some famous fans, recall the insanity that was the making of the...
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The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
as uncreditedInterview with the female cast of The Evil Dead and lead Bruce Campbell.
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Appearances
as uncreditedA drama centering on the joys, conflicts, and crises on a middle-class family and on its...
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Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
as SelfInvaluable is the feature-length documentary film about Tom Sullivan, creator of the special...
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Debutante
as Nan's motherNan, seventeen, wakes up alone in a motel room and wonders how she got there. The events of the...
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Dangerous Women
as ShellyThree suburban soccer moms are stalked and tormented by their evil doubles.
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