Erin Krakow (born September , ) is an American actress and producer.
She appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives, and stars as
Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton in the Hallmark series When Calls the
Heart.Born in Philadelphia, Krakow later lived in Wellington, Florida,
and attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts in West
Palm Beach, Florida. She went on to study drama at the Juilliard
School in New York City, and began her acting career on stage, with
roles in The Importance of Being Earnest, George the Fourth, and Steel
Magnolias. From to , she had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya
Gabriel in the Lifetime television drama series Army Wives, playing a
medic in Afghanistan. She later guest-starred on the
crime-comedy-drama series Castle.In , Krakow began starring as the
lead character in the Hallmark Channel drama series When Calls the
Heart, alongside Australian born actor Daniel Lissing. She plays
teacher Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, a role originated by Poppy Drayton in
the movie that spawned the series.Krakow starred in the Hallmark
Movies & Mysteries film Finding Father Christmas. Adapted from the
novels of Robin Jones Gunn, she starred alongside Niall Matter, as
Miranda Chester, a woman who visits a small Vermont town at Christmas
time, looking for clues as to the identity of her father. At the time
of broadcast, the film became the most watched premiere in the
network's history. Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May .
Filming for the sequel, entitled Engaging Father Christmas, took place
in Vancouver in June , with both Krakow and Matter reprising their
roles. The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November .
Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled
Marrying Father Christmas in March . The film premiered in the USA on
the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on November , , as part of
their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.
She appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives, and stars as
Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton in the Hallmark series When Calls the
Heart.Born in Philadelphia, Krakow later lived in Wellington, Florida,
and attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts in West
Palm Beach, Florida. She went on to study drama at the Juilliard
School in New York City, and began her acting career on stage, with
roles in The Importance of Being Earnest, George the Fourth, and Steel
Magnolias. From to , she had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya
Gabriel in the Lifetime television drama series Army Wives, playing a
medic in Afghanistan. She later guest-starred on the
crime-comedy-drama series Castle.In , Krakow began starring as the
lead character in the Hallmark Channel drama series When Calls the
Heart, alongside Australian born actor Daniel Lissing. She plays
teacher Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, a role originated by Poppy Drayton in
the movie that spawned the series.Krakow starred in the Hallmark
Movies & Mysteries film Finding Father Christmas. Adapted from the
novels of Robin Jones Gunn, she starred alongside Niall Matter, as
Miranda Chester, a woman who visits a small Vermont town at Christmas
time, looking for clues as to the identity of her father. At the time
of broadcast, the film became the most watched premiere in the
network's history. Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May .
Filming for the sequel, entitled Engaging Father Christmas, took place
in Vancouver in June , with both Krakow and Matter reprising their
roles. The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November .
Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled
Marrying Father Christmas in March . The film premiered in the USA on
the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on November , , as part of
their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.
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