Acting In 2011, Lilley had a supporting role in director
Michel Hazanavicius's silent movie
The Artist, which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture. In autumn of 2011, Lilley took over the role of
Maxie Jones, as a temporary recast for
Kirsten Storms on
General Hospital while she was on medical leave for
endometriosis. She made her on-screen debut on September 28, 2011. In August 2012, Lilley confirmed that she had finished taping and made her on-screen exit on August 20, 2012; Storms later returned on September 5. In April 2013, Lilley joined the cast of
Days of Our Lives as a newly created character. She made her on-screen debut as
Theresa Donovan on July 3, 2013. Lilley was a principal cast member when Days of Our Lives won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. In June 2016, she confirmed she was exiting the soap due to the demanding filming schedule hindering her ability to pursue other commitments and opportunities. Lilley reprised her portrayal as Theresa in May–July 2018. In November 2016, Lilley appeared in a film for the
Hallmark Channel titled
A Dash of Love. In June 2018, she played Charlotte in the Hallmark Channel film
Yes, I Do, followed later that same year by playing Molly in the Hallmark Channel holiday film
Mingle All the Way. In 2022, Lilley ended her association with Hallmark Channel, and signed a four-film deal with
GAC Media, the owners of
Great American Family channel.
Singing In the summer of 2014, Lilley traveled to Georgia, where she hosted and sang in a benefit concert with SOWEGA Art Performance to raise funds for ONEless Ministries, and in December of the same year, sang at the 3rd Annual Westchester All Stars Christmas for Wounded Veterans Concert in New York. On November 24, 2015, Lilley released her first Christmas album, "Tinsel Time". The album's title track premiered on
TV Guides TV Insider. On October 5, 2018, Lilley debuted her studio single, "King of Hearts" from her forthcoming album,
Lilley. ==Personal life==