Theresa Donovan

Theresa Donovan
Jen Lilley as Theresa Donovan
Days of Our Lives character
Portrayed by	Hannah Taylor Simmons (1990–91) Emily and Alicia Pillatzke (1991–92) Caitlin Wachs (1992) Gabriella Massari (1992) Jen Lilley (2013–16)
Duration	1990–92 1996–97 2013–16
First appearance	September 3, 1990 (1990-09-03)
Last appearance	November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)
Created by	Richard J. Allen and Anne Schoettle
Introduced by	Ken Corday and Al Rabin (1990) Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng (2013)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Other names	Jeannie Caroline Donovan Jeannie Theresa Donovan
Occupation	Businesswoman (2015–16) Fashion designer (2015–16) Personal assistant (2013–15)
Family Brady Parents Shane Donovan Kimberly Brady Siblings Andrew Donovan IV Eve Donovan Spouse Brady Black (2014) Sons Tate Black Grandparents Andrew Donovan II Margaret Donovan Shawn Brady Caroline Brady Aunts and uncles Drew Donovan Roman Brady Kayla Brady Bo Brady Frankie Brady (adoptive) Max Brady (adoptive) Nieces and nephews Paige Larson First cousins Carrie Brady Reed Sami Brady Eric Brady Rex Brady Cassie Brady Stephanie Johnson Joey Johnson Shawn-Douglas Brady Chelsea Brady Zack Brady Ciara Brady

Theresa Donovan is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. Introduced in September 1990, she was portrayed by several child actors until the character left the series in 1992, with further guest appearances in both 1996 and 1997. The character was reintroduced to the series in July 2013, under the portrayal of actress Jen Lilley, best known for her portrayal of Maxie Jones on General Hospital, and departed in November 2016.

Theresa is the daughter of supercouple Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady (Charles Shaughnessy and, most prominently, Patsy Pease). With the casting of Lilley in the role, the character entered her first major story line, opposite Casey Moss who portrays JJ Deveraux.

In April 2013, it was announced by Soap Opera Digest and several other sources that Jen Lilley joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in a newly created role with ties to the canvas. Due to the show's advanced filming schedule, Lilley began filming in the (then-unknown) role in March 2013. Lilley made her on-screen debut as Theresa on July 3, 2013.

In May 2016, Daytime Confidential reported that Lilley had quit the soap after three years. Lilley made her final appearance on November 18, 2016.

With the casting of Lilley, executive producer Ken Corday admits that seeing the actress' work on General Hospital helped with the casting of the actress in the role of Theresa. Upon Theresa's re-appearance on the canvas, she was characterized as the "bad girl". In an interview with MSN Entertainment on her role, Lilley spoke: "Part of me doesn't want to make excuses for her, because you can have horrible upbringing and make something positive of it. Some of the most amazing, well-grounded people have come from the wrong side of the tracks. Obviously, the Brady-Donovan family is a great family, but her dad Shane is a spy and I watched the episode where he leaves the kids with Kimberly. Theresa was probably one, at most, so she didn't have a dad growing up, which is a formula for trouble. Typical psychological path for a girl like that is to look for love in the wrong places and look for a father figure in older guys." The role of Theresa has been described as "sarcastic, calculating, mischievous" and "mysterious". Lilley also called her "such a badass".