Lacey Chabert got her big break in the ‘90s on the dark teen drama Party of Five, then charmed audiences with her turn as one of the Plastics in 2004’s Mean Girls. Now, she's the star of the Netflix Christmas hit Hot Frosty.
In between, Chabert established herself as one of the Hallmark Channel's major stars in holiday hits like Family for Christmas and All of My Heart. Ever since her Santa Claus dance routine in Mean Girls, Chabert has truly become the queen of Christmas movies.
Chabert is hardly the only former child star to make a major impact on the Hallmark Channel, whether in Christmas movies or not. Check out the article below for more celebs who now call Hallmark home.
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You probably know Candace Cameron-Bure best for her stint as DJ Tanner on Full House. The actress appeared on the hit comedy for eight seasons and reprised her role in the Netflix sequel Fuller House in 2016. Between her gigs as the oldest Tanner girl, Candace has appeared in numerous made-for-television movies, including Hallmark's Christmas Under Wraps and Let It Snow.
She is also a best-selling author and a former co-host on The View.
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Dean Cain turned to acting after sustaining a career-ending injury. Originally a football player, he signed with the Buffalo Bills straight out of college, but hurt his knee before his NFL career even began. He got the gig as Superman/Clark Kent in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and starred as the Man of Steel for four seasons.
More recently, Cain has appeared in several movies for the Hallmark Channel, including starring roles in 15 holiday movies alone.
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Lacey Chabert played the youngest Salinger orphan in the 1990s heavy drama, Party of Five. In 2004, she nearly stole the show as Gretchen Wieners (who is still trying to make fetch happen) in the comedy hit, Mean Girls. Then, for whatever reason, Chabert's Hollywood career began to stall. The actress turned to starring in movies for Hallmark, including the popular titles Family For Christmas and All of My Heart.
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Danica McKellar will always be synonymous for her role as Kevin Arnold's dream girl, Winnie Cooper, in the landmark coming-of-age series, The Wonder Years. However, McKellar is not just a pretty face - she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. She even proved a new math theorem that laymen will certainly never understand called the Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.
The San Diego native has made appearances in several television shows since her Wonder Years days, including stints on The West Wing, NYPD Blue, and The Big Bang Theory. She has also carved out a niche in made-for-TV movies like Hallmark's Crown For Christmas.
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Lori Loughlin is best known for her role as Uncle Jesse's (John Stamos) girlfriend-turned-wife on Full House. She is also part of the Netflix sequel series, Fuller House. The actress has appeared on several televisions shows as well, such as Summerland and as Jerry's girlfriend on the legendarily Seinfeld episode, "Serenity Now." However, Loughlin has found her biggest post-Full House success on the Hallmark Channel with several starring roles, including 2016's Every Christmas Has a Story.
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Of all the brutal murders that have occurred on television, perhaps none came as more of a bloody shock than the death of Rita Morgan (played by Julie Benz) during the Season 4 finale of Dexter. Benz also appeared on Hawaii Five-O for two seasons and on the short-lived drama, Training Day. The actress has starred in several Hallmark movies, including Held Hostage and Charming Christmas.
