Jen Lilley (born August 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After playing a supporting role in the 2011 French film The Artist, she portrayed Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from September 2011 to August 2012, while Kirsten Storms was on medical leave. In April 2013, Lilley joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, making her on-screen debut as Theresa Donovan, daughter of Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady, on July 3, 2013. Lilley was born in Roanoke, Virginia to Ellen and Vincent Lilley. She is the second oldest of four children. She has two brothers, Michael and Ryan, and one sister, Katherine. On May 26, 2007, Lilley married her husband Jason Wayne. Lilley is known for advocating for children's rights and supports charities that focus on protecting children against physical and sexual abuse, human trafficking, homelessness, and the world water crisis. In 2013, she joined the board of the Innocent Justice Foundation, a charity that leverages high technology solutions to help rescue millions of American children who are being sexually abused and prevent future abuse. Each year, she donates her birthday for a charitable cause. To combat human trafficking, Lilley partnered with Oneless Ministries in the summer of 2014. She traveled to cities across the state of Georgia, speaking to local police departments and news stations to raise awareness about human trafficking here in the United States. While in Georgia, She hosted and sang in a benefit concert with SOWEGA Art Performance to raise funds for ONEless Ministries on Saturday, June 28.
In 2016, she became a foster parent. In 2011, Lilley became a celebrity ambassador for Childhelp, a charity that specializes in the prevention and treatment of child abuse. In 2012, she hosted the Childhelp Wings Fashion Show in Washington D.C., alongside Cynthia Steele Vance. She sold out of copies of the first pressing within three days. The album, which hit Number one on the Amazon Swing charts, was subsequently released for CD and download sale on Amazon.com. Following the announcement of her casting with Days of Our Lives, Lilley also made her debut in The Book of Esther, portraying the titular character. During an interview with Christian Post, Lilley said of her casting: "That opportunity came from the Lord. I prayed and fasted to decide whether I would accept the role or not, but this is the one that I was to take. I had other offers, and they all fell through, so I'm grateful that I took the opportunity to be on 'Days'. At the time, I asked for certain things in my contract that people said would be impossible. But I stood on my faith, and against all odds, I got those things. I daily pray for God to help me be a peacekeeper and help me through my scenes; my character is so evil that it's just unlike me. And obviously there is a lot of sex on the show. When the time comes, I'm going to use it as an opportunity to show the importance of abstinence, which I fully believe in. [...] I don't understand how my friends can do things in this industry without faith. I can't do things without prayer."