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    Andrea Canning

    Actress · Director · Writer·Active 2019–2025
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    Career at a glance

    14Hallmark films

    4 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.2 / 10

    across 8 rated films

    Weirdness4.2 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder6.6

    Most recent

    A Suite Holiday Romance2025

    Andrea Canning works behind the camera, and since 2019 she has quietly built a run of 15 Hallmark directing credits without ever leaning on a single go-to collaborator. She picks up a script, brings it home, and moves on to the next, which is its own kind of skill. Her films tend toward the big city rather than the small town, and a good chunk of them land in winter. Four are Christmas titles. She plays the material straight, no irony, no nudging the audience. Her best-reviewed work sits at 6.6 in a three-way tie: USS Christmas from 2020 and the two Ruby Herring Mysteries, Prediction Murder and Her Last Breath. Across everything she averages a steady 6.2. If you like a Hallmark mystery or a holiday story told without fuss, her name is probably in the credits more often than you noticed.

    Follow & about Andrea

    • X@CanningAndrea
    From
    Collingwood
    Andrea Mead Canning is a Canadian-born journalist and writer. She was named a Dateline NBC correspondent in 2012 and contributes to other NBC News platforms such as Today, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC. She also is a fill-in anchor and news anchor on Today and Weekend Today.
    From Wikipedia

    6 hours

    6 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 4 festive titles.

    Known for

    USS Christmas poster
    USS Christmas6.6

    Writer · 2020

    Weirdness 5/10

    Christmas She Wrote poster
    Christmas She Wrote5.9

    Writer · 2020

    Weirdness 4/10

    Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness poster
    Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness6.3

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 5/10

    South Beach Love poster
    South Beach Love6.0

    Writer · 2021

    Weirdness 3/10

    Christmas Bedtime Stories poster
    Christmas Bedtime Stories5.1

    Writer · 2022

    Weirdness 5/10

    Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath poster
    Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath6.6

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    On-screen partners

    Taylor Cole headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Andrea’s most frequent on-screen partner is Taylor Cole, with 4 films together.

    • South Beach Love (2021)·
    • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder (2020)·
    • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath (2019)·
    • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness (2019)
    • Karen Holness3
    • Stephen Huszar3
    • Andrew Francis2
    • Catherine Disher2
    • John Wesley Shipp2

    Recurring roles

    Andrea is a recurring face in Ruby Herring Mysteries, and 1 other franchise.

    • Ruby Herring Mysteries3 films
    • Love on the Danube2 films

    Where Andrea fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Andrea keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • 🏙️Big-city movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 14 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    12 films
    • 2025A Suite Holiday RomanceDirector · Big CityNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2025Catch of the DayDirector · Coastal TownNot ratedWeird 2/10
    • 2024Love on the Danube: Kissing StarsDirector, Actress as Gloria · InternationalNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2024Love on the Danube: Love SongDirector · Resort/VacationNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2023A Merry Scottish ChristmasDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 7/10
    • 2023A Paris ProposalDirector · Wedding AnniversaryNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2022Christmas Bedtime StoriesWriter · Christmas5.1Weird 5/10
    • 2021South Beach LoveWriter · Big City6.0Weird 3/10
    • 2021Two for the WinWriter · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2020Christmas She WroteWriter · Christmas5.9Weird 4/10
    • 2020Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction MurderWriter · Big City6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2020USS ChristmasWriter · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2019Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last BreathWriter · Big City6.6Weird 4/10
    • 2019Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent WitnessWriter · Wedding Anniversary6.3Weird 5/10

    Andrea’s standouts

    • USS Christmas poster
      Highest ratedUSS Christmas (2020)

      Best-reviewed of the 14, at 6.6/10

      6.6
    • Christmas Bedtime Stories poster
      Most divisiveChristmas Bedtime Stories (2022)

      Lowest-rated of the 14 — every filmography has one

      5.1
    • A Merry Scottish Christmas poster
      WeirdestA Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

      The strangest of the bunch — 7/10 on our weirdness scale

    In pictures

    A quick look at Andrea’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Andrea Canning headshotAndrea Canning
    • A Suite Holiday Romance poster
    • Catch of the Day poster
    • Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars poster
    • Love on the Danube: Love Song poster
    • A Merry Scottish Christmas poster
    • A Paris Proposal poster
    • Christmas Bedtime Stories poster
    • South Beach Love poster
    • Two for the Win poster
    • Christmas She Wrote poster
    • Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder poster
    • USS Christmas poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Andrea from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
      2019 · TV
    • A Model Kidnappingas Writer
      2019
    • The Perfect Cheerleaderas Writer
      2019
    • House of Deadly Secretsas Writer
      2018
    • Til Ex Do Us Partas Writer
      2018
    • Double Mommyas Story
      2016
    • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
      2009 · TV
    • Datelineas Self - Correspondent
      1992 · TV

    Andrea’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Agnes Bristow2 films
    • Jessica Harmon2 films
    • Terry Ingram2 films

    Most written by

    • Lynn Keller3 films

    Who Andrea works with

    The cast and crew Andrea keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Andrea Canning's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsTaylor Cole: 4 films togetherTaylor Cole4 filmsKaren Holness: 3 films togetherKaren Holness3 filmsStephen Huszar: 3 films togetherStephen Huszar3 filmsAndrew Francis: 2 films togetherAndrew Francis2 filmsCatherine Disher: 2 films togetherCatherine Disher2 filmsJohn Wesley Shipp: 2 films togetherJohn Wesley Shi…2 filmsKathryn Drysdale: 2 films togetherKathryn Drysdale2 films

    Movies by year

    Andrea Canning Hallmark movies by release year22019320202202112022220232202422025

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.2 across 8 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.2Christmas Bedtime Stories: 5.1Christmas She Wrote: 5.9South Beach Love: 6.0Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness: 6.3Two for the Win: 6.4Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder: 6.6USS Christmas: 6.6Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath: 6.6

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Andrea Canning been in?
    We have 14 Hallmark movies on file for Andrea Canning, spanning 2019–2025.
    What is Andrea Canning's most popular Hallmark movie?
    USS Christmas (2020) has more audience votes than any other Andrea Canning Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Andrea Canning usually star with?
    Andrea has shared 4 films with Taylor Cole, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Andrea Canning still making Hallmark movies?
    Yes — the most recent Andrea Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Andrea Canning made?
    Andrea Canning turns up in 4 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Andrea Canning's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Andrea Hallmark title we have is Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness (2019).
    Where is Andrea Canning from?
    Andrea is from Collingwood.
    What does Andrea Canning do in Hallmark movies?
    Andrea Canning works on Hallmark films as actress, director and writer.

    Data & sources

    Andrea’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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