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'''Erin Krakow''' (born {{birth date|1984|9|5}})<ref name="Steeler">{{cite news |first=Leslie Gray |last=Steeler |date=July 25, 2010 |title=Dreyfoos grad Krakow debuts tonight on "Army Wives"! |newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|url= http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/television/dreyfoos-grad-krakow-debuts-tonight-army-wives/4YnJX2a7VAy9i656rMExON/ |accessdate=December 16, 2017|archivedate=September 19, 2017 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170919052741/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/television/dreyfoos-grad-krakow-debuts-tonight-army-wives/4YnJX2a7VAy9i656rMExON/|url-status=live|quote=...25-year-old Erin Krakow, of Wellington...}}</ref> is an American actress and producer. She appeared in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] TV series ''[[Army Wives]]'', and stars as Elizabeth Thatcher in the [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]] TV series ''[[When Calls the Heart]]''.
'''Erin Krakow''' (born September 5, 1984)<ref name="Steeler">{{cite news |first=Leslie Gray |last=Steeler |date=July 25, 2010 |title=Dreyfoos grad Krakow debuts tonight on "Army Wives"! |newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|url= http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/television/dreyfoos-grad-krakow-debuts-tonight-army-wives/4YnJX2a7VAy9i656rMExON/ |accessdate=December 16, 2017|archivedate=September 19, 2017 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170919052741/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/television/dreyfoos-grad-krakow-debuts-tonight-army-wives/4YnJX2a7VAy9i656rMExON/|url-status=live|quote=...25-year-old Erin Krakow, of Wellington...}}</ref> is an American actress and producer. She appeared in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] TV series ''[[Army Wives]]'', and stars as Elizabeth Thatcher in the [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]] TV series ''[[When Calls the Heart]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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From 2010 to 2012, Krakow had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television drama series ''[[Army Wives]]'', playing a medic in Afghanistan. She later guest-starred on the crime-comedy-drama series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.<ref name=hallm/>
From 2010 to 2012, Krakow had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television drama series ''[[Army Wives]]'', playing a medic in Afghanistan. She later guest-starred on the crime-comedy-drama series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.<ref name=hallm/>


In 2014, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/06/cedar-cove-andie-macdowell-debbie-macomber-hallmark-channel/|title=Hallmark Channel's 'When Calls The Heart' Adds Cast; 'Cedar Cove' July Premiere Set |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 12, 2013 |accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Hallmarks-WHEN-CALLS-THE-HEART-to-Shoot-this-Summer-in-Colorado-20130618|title=Hallmark's ''When Calls the Heart'' to Shoot this Summer in Colorado|publisher=Broadwayworld.com|date=September 26, 2013 |accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/cedar-cove-andie-macdowell-debbie-macomber-hallmark-channel-519565/|title=Hallmark Channel's 'When Calls The Heart' Adds Cast; 'Cedar Cove' July Premiere Set |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Hallmarks-WHEN-CALLS-THE-HEART-to-Shoot-this-Summer-in-Colorado-20130618|title=Hallmark's ''When Calls the Heart'' to Shoot this Summer in Colorado|publisher=Broadwayworld.com|date=September 26, 2013 |accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref>


Krakow starred in the 2016 [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] film ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Finding Father Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/finding-father-christmas|title=Finding Father Christmas|work=[[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frontgatemedia.com/finding-father-christmas-sets-hallmark-movie-records/|title=Finding Father Christmas sets Hallmark Movie Records|publisher=Front Gate Media|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/09/8-christmas-tv-movies-hallmark/|title=Hallmark reveals 8 more Christmas TV movies|last=Snierson|first=Dan|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 9, 2017|accessdate=May 11, 2017}}</ref> Filming for the sequel, entitled ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Engaging Father Christmas]]'', took place in [[Vancouver]] in June 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2017/06/05/cocaine-godmother-engaging-father-christmas-start-filming-in-vancouver/?platform=hootsuite|title=Cocaine Godmother & Engaging Father Christmas Start Filming in Vancouver|publisher="What's Filming"|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Twitter">{{Cite tweet |user=erinkrakow |author=Krakow, Erin|author-link=Erin Krakow|number=880983825550942208 |date=July 1, 2017 |title=That's a wrap #EngagingFatherChristmas! I'm so grateful for the laughs, hard work, & surprises! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @hallmarkmovie |}}</ref> with both Krakow and Matter reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=877022862569218049|date=June 20, 2017|title=Ian & Miranda scenes today! Just appreciating how talented, prepared, collaborative, & fun @niallmatter is. #EngagingFatherChristmas}}</ref> The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|title=Engaging Father Christmas:Behind the Scenes|work=RobinGunn.com|last=Gunn|first=Robin|date=July 31, 2017|accessdate=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212212/https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Marrying Father Christmas]]'' in March 2018.<ref name="Krakow">{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=969389539398631424|date=March 2, 2018|title=2016: #FindingFatherChristmas 2017: #EngagingFatherChristmas 2018: #InflatingFatherChristmas ・・・ Jk! @niallmatter & I are so excited to be back in Carlton Heath filming #MARRYINGFatherChristmas!}}</ref> The film premiered in the USA on the [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] channel on November 4, 2018, as part of their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=1021088574014251008|title=#MarryingFatherChristmas coming atcha Nov 4 on @hallmarkmovie! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @plynnj @mikekopsa @JimmyThorburn @Julia_Benson @DirectedByDW|date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>
Krakow starred in the 2016 [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] film ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Finding Father Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/finding-father-christmas|title=Finding Father Christmas|work=[[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frontgatemedia.com/finding-father-christmas-sets-hallmark-movie-records/|title=Finding Father Christmas sets Hallmark Movie Records|publisher=Front Gate Media|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/09/8-christmas-tv-movies-hallmark/|title=Hallmark reveals 8 more Christmas TV movies|last=Snierson|first=Dan|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 9, 2017|accessdate=May 11, 2017}}</ref> Filming for the sequel, entitled ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Engaging Father Christmas]]'', took place in [[Vancouver]] in June 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/2017/06/05/cocaine-godmother-engaging-father-christmas-start-filming-in-vancouver/?platform=hootsuite|title=Cocaine Godmother & Engaging Father Christmas Start Filming in Vancouver|publisher="What's Filming"|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Twitter">{{Cite tweet |user=erinkrakow |author=Krakow, Erin|author-link=Erin Krakow|number=880983825550942208 |date=July 1, 2017 |title=That's a wrap #EngagingFatherChristmas! I'm so grateful for the laughs, hard work, & surprises! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @hallmarkmovie |}}</ref> with both Krakow and Matter reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=877022862569218049|date=June 20, 2017|title=Ian & Miranda scenes today! Just appreciating how talented, prepared, collaborative, & fun @niallmatter is. #EngagingFatherChristmas}}</ref> The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|title=Engaging Father Christmas:Behind the Scenes|work=RobinGunn.com|last=Gunn|first=Robin|date=July 31, 2017|accessdate=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212212/https://www.robingunn.com/engaging-father-christmas-behind-the-scenes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled ''[[Father Christmas (film series)|Marrying Father Christmas]]'' in March 2018.<ref name="Krakow">{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=969389539398631424|date=March 2, 2018|title=2016: #FindingFatherChristmas 2017: #EngagingFatherChristmas 2018: #InflatingFatherChristmas ・・・ Jk! @niallmatter & I are so excited to be back in Carlton Heath filming #MARRYINGFatherChristmas!}}</ref> The film premiered in the USA on the [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] channel on November 4, 2018, as part of their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Krakow|first=Erin|user=erinkrakow|number=1021088574014251008|title=#MarryingFatherChristmas coming atcha Nov 4 on @hallmarkmovie! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @plynnj @mikekopsa @JimmyThorburn @Julia_Benson @DirectedByDW|date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 15 November 2024

Erin Krakow
Krakow in 2021
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984 (age 40)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active2010–present

Erin Krakow (born September 5, 1984)[1] is an American actress and producer. She appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives, and stars as Elizabeth Thatcher in the Hallmark TV series When Calls the Heart.

Early life

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Erin Alisa Krakow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] She later lived in Wellington, Florida, with her brother, Kyle Krakow, and her parents, Morgan Krakow and Dr. Elliott Krakow.[1][3][4] She attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.[5] She studied 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.[6]

Career

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From 2010 to 2012, Krakow 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.[6]

In 2014, 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.[7][8]

Krakow starred in the 2016 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film Finding Father Christmas.[9] 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.[10] Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May 2017.[11] Filming for the sequel, entitled Engaging Father Christmas, took place in Vancouver in June 2017,[12][13] with both Krakow and Matter reprising their roles.[14] The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November 2017.[15] Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled Marrying Father Christmas in March 2018.[16] The film premiered in the USA on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on November 4, 2018, as part of their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.[17]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–2012 Army Wives Specialist Tanya Gabriel Recurring role, 18 episodes
2013 Castle Julie Rogers Episode: "Recoil"
2014 Chance at Romance Samantha Hart Television film
2014–present When Calls the Heart Elizabeth Thatcher Lead role; Also Co-Executive Producer
2014 A Cookie Cutter Christmas Christie Reynolds Television film
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Emily Moore Episode: "Citadel"
2016 Good Girls Revolt Maureen Episode: "The Folo"
2016 Finding Father Christmas Miranda Chester Television film
2017 NCIS Elizabeth Dean Episode: "Rendezvous"
2017 Engaging Father Christmas Miranda Chester Television film: aka. A Family for the Holidays (Canada); Winter Wedding (UK)
2018 Marrying Father Christmas Miranda Chester Television film: aka. Winter Wedding (Canada); We Wish You a Marry Christmas (UK)
2019 A Summer Romance Samantha Walker Television film
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen Ella Dashwood Hallmark Channel film; Also Co-Executive Producer
2021 It Was Always You Elizabeth Hallmark Channel film: Also Co-Executive Producer
2023 The Wedding Cottage Vanessa Doyle Hallmark Film
2024 Blind Date Book Club Meg Tompkins Hallmark Film
2024 Tell Me Santa Olivia Hallmark Film

References

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  1. ^ a b Steeler, Leslie Gray (July 25, 2010). "Dreyfoos grad Krakow debuts tonight on "Army Wives"!". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017. ...25-year-old Erin Krakow, of Wellington...
  2. ^ "Erin Krakow". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ann R Krakow, Delray Beach Public Records Instantly". ClustrMaps.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Elliott Krakow, D.C." www.wellness.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ Krakow in Manwaring, Kurt (April 23, 2018). "10 questions with Erin Krakow". FromTheDesk.org. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Cast: Erin Krakow". Hallmark Channel. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Hallmark Channel's 'When Calls The Heart' Adds Cast; 'Cedar Cove' July Premiere Set". Deadline Hollywood. June 12, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Hallmark's When Calls the Heart to Shoot this Summer in Colorado". Broadwayworld.com. September 26, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "Finding Father Christmas". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Finding Father Christmas sets Hallmark Movie Records". Front Gate Media. November 28, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Snierson, Dan (May 9, 2017). "Hallmark reveals 8 more Christmas TV movies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cocaine Godmother & Engaging Father Christmas Start Filming in Vancouver". "What's Filming". June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. ^ Krakow, Erin [@erinkrakow] (July 1, 2017). "That's a wrap #EngagingFatherChristmas! I'm so grateful for the laughs, hard work, & surprises! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @hallmarkmovie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Krakow, Erin [@erinkrakow] (June 20, 2017). "Ian & Miranda scenes today! Just appreciating how talented, prepared, collaborative, & fun @niallmatter is. #EngagingFatherChristmas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Gunn, Robin (July 31, 2017). "Engaging Father Christmas:Behind the Scenes". RobinGunn.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  16. ^ Krakow, Erin [@erinkrakow] (March 2, 2018). "2016: #FindingFatherChristmas 2017: #EngagingFatherChristmas 2018: #InflatingFatherChristmas ・・・ Jk! @niallmatter & I are so excited to be back in Carlton Heath filming #MARRYINGFatherChristmas!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Krakow, Erin [@erinkrakow] (July 22, 2018). "#MarryingFatherChristmas coming atcha Nov 4 on @hallmarkmovie! @niallmatter @WendieMalick @plynnj @mikekopsa @JimmyThorburn @Julia_Benson @DirectedByDW" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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