<P> For her casting, Lilley stated she originally went in for two roles, those of both Theresa and Jordan Ridgeway . At the time, she was hoping to book the "good girl" role; however for her second audition, was asked to amp it up to a more bad girl persona and concentrate on Theresa . She revealed: "I got to skip the first audition, which is called a pre-read and is an audition to audition . So then I auditioned with everyone else, and I got to do my screen test twice, which is very unusual . I was the only girl who got to do that, so I went first and last . The reason they had me do it twice is that I wore my hair curly, and I have a really young face, and they said that I looked too sweet and innocent and young with the curly hair . So they straightened my hair and had me do it again . On the second take, I knew that I had nothing to lose . I had already done a perfect first take, and they told me it wasn't going to get better than that so I could do whatever I wanted . I just did everything out of the box, and that's what got me the job . I mean I took the guy's shirt off in the scene! I told the actor that this is a character with no concept of personal space, so I asked him if it's ok if I touch him . He said that was fine and it was my screen test . So I took his shirt off and I threw some props at him at the end . I broke all the rules, and I think (the casting staff) thought, that is that character ." </P> <P> Jeannie Theresa Donovan was born on September 3, 1990, to Kimberly Brady (Patsy Pease) and was originally believed to be the daughter of Cal Winter . However, paternity tests and a confession from Cal proved her father to be Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy). She grew up with her parents in Salem, before relocating to Los Angeles . </P> <P> In July 2013, Jeannie returns to Salem, this time going by her middle name, Theresa . Initially, she strikes up a connection with resident bad boy JJ Deveraux (Casey Moss) while trying to secure some pot . During a confrontation with JJ and his mother Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves) in her office, her aunt Kayla confirms that Theresa is in fact Jeannie and that Jen promised to hire her as her assistant, a promise she reluctantly agrees to . Kayla reminds Theresa it is her last chance at a fresh start . Theresa also strikes up a bad first impression with Jennifer's daughter Abigail Deveraux (Kate Mansi) when Abigail smells pot on Theresa in her mother's office . To continue to battle against Jennifer, she teams up with Anne Milbauer (Meredith Scott Lynn) in hopes of exacting her perfect revenge . In a ploy, Theresa reveals her intentions to hopefully woo Dr. Daniel Jonas (Shawn Christian). After sleeping with JJ, Theresa overdoses on marijuana and GHB . Upon hearing of their daughter's overdose and continuing problems, Shane and Kimberly return to town in the hopes of handling their daughter's problem, together . After believing that Theresa has a handle on her addictions, Shane and Kimberly leave town together . Theresa then teams up with hospital co-worker Anne Milbauer (Meredith Scott Lynn) to conspire against Jennifer, using Daniel as a way to hurt their relationship . In early 2014, following a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting, she begins a sexual and drugged - fused relationship with Brady Black (Eric Martsolf). In 2015, after it is found that Kristen DiMera (Eileen Davidson) stole Theresa's embryo and carried it to term, Brady and Melanie Jonas return her son, Christopher, to her and Brady, and the pair rename him Tate . When Theresa moves into the Kiriakis mansion, tensions arise between her and Victor . She eventually expresses her interest in purchasing Basic Black and running it as her own fashion company, with financial backing from Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers). In the hopes of finding the right partner, she teams up with Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow) and Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) to achieve the goal of purchasing Basic Black, with Kate and Nicole's business background and her own interest in fashion design . As she and Brady share several instances of rekindling their romance, she is kicked out of the mansion by Victor; as a result, Brady quits Titan and moves in with Theresa and Tate, in their own penthouse . </P> <P> Upon the news of Lilley joining the cast, Michael Fairman of On - Air On - Soaps credited her casting as, "fantastic news for (Jen Lilley) fans". Despite rumors of Lilley joining the cast as a recast for either Belle Black or Cassie Brady, it was informed she would portray a new character . Janet DiLauro of About.com praised Theresa as a "riveting character", writing: "Days of our Lives has been seriously lacking in the bad girl department (...) Enter the deliciously naughty Theresa Donovan and suddenly it seems like Salem will never be the same ." </P>

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