They're Not Dead! They're on Hallmark: 13 Actresses You May Not Realize Are Hallmark Channel Regulars

We’ve done lists like these where we discover that actors and actresses whom we have not seen in a while are actually series regulars on NBC procedurals or CBS procedurals that our demo typically does not watch. They’re hiding in plain sight.

It turns out that there’s yet another category, and here, it’s almost exclusively actresses who we might have otherwise thought had retired or taken long hiatuses but who are actually still working, often prolifically, in Hallmark movies and television shows. They’re doing just fine because the Hallmark Channel produces a ton of content and is always looking for familiar faces. A very large portion of these movies and television shows is also Christmas-related, presumably because Jews don’t watch the Hallmark Channel?

Here they are, shiny, in soft focus, and ageless.

Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) — Crown for Christmas, My Christmas Dream, Christmas at Dollywood, The Winter Palace, Wedding Bells, Perfect Match

Alicia Witt (Justified/Mr. Holland’s Opus) — Christmas Tree Lane, A Very Merry Mix-Up, Our Christmas Love Song, The Mistletoe Promise, Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane

Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) — All of My Heart series, Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe, Love, Romance & Chocolate, A Royal Christmas, The Sweetest Christmas, Haul Out the Holly series, A Merry Scottish Christmas, and many, many more.

Autumn Reeser (The O.C.) — Pumpkin Everything, Midnight Masquerade, Season for Love

Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That) — Frozen in Love, Summer Love, Cross Country Christmas

Teri Polo (Meet the Parents) — Love Is a Four Letter Word, Expecting a Miracle, Mystery 101

Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Father of the Bride) — The Christmas Train, Sister Swap: Christmas in the City, Darrow & Darrow series, Love Begins

Ashley Williams (How I Met Your Mother) — Christmas in Evergreen series, Heart of the Holidays, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Sister Swap: Christmas in the City (Ashley and Kimberly starred togeter in the latter).

Hilarie Burton Morgan (One Tree Hill) — Christmas on the Bayou, Naughty or Nice, Surprised by Love

Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) — The Way Home

Julie Benz (Dexter) — Uncorked, Charming Christmas, The Long Shot

Jaime King (Hart of Dixie) — The Mistletoe Secret

Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead) — Christmas Camp, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas