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    April Telek

    Actress·Born 1975·Active 2010–2025
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    Career at a glance

    13Hallmark films

    8 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.7 / 10

    across 13 rated films

    Weirdness3.9 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas7.5

    Most recent

    Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery2025

    April Telek is the kind of actress who makes a small town feel lived-in without ever needing top billing, and across 13 films since 2010 she has never once headlined. That is not a knock. She is the dependable presence in the background of someone else's December, and eight of her films are Christmas titles, almost always a snowy small town where she plays it warm and straight rather than for laughs. Her best showing is Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas from 2014, which at 7.5 sits at the top of her run, with Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas and Love and Sunshine close behind. She drifts between casts rather than anchoring to one, so no single co-star recurs. If you have watched enough holiday Hallmark, you have seen her, and probably trusted her without knowing the name.

    Follow & about April

    • Instagram@telektra
    • X@TELEKTRA
    From
    Vancouver
    Height
    5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
    April Amber Telek is a Canadian actress.
    From Wikipedia

    April’s signature

    Across 13 films, April usually leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas8 films
    • small towns8 films
    • a tech2 films
    • enemies-to-lovers5 films
    • a love triangle5 films

    11 hours

    11 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 8 festive titles.

    Known for

    A December Bride poster
    A December Bride6.8

    as Darcy · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    Mingle All the Way poster
    Mingle All the Way6.8

    as Erica Fielding · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade poster
    Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade6.8

    as Donna · 2012

    Weirdness 5/10

    Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster
    Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas7.2

    as Roberta · 2021

    Weirdness 4/10

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas poster
    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas7.5

    as Miss Hodges · 2014

    Weirdness 5/10

    Love and Sunshine poster
    Love and Sunshine7.1

    as Donna · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Ava Telek headshot
    Frequent co-star

    April’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ava Telek, with 2 films together.

    • Christmas She Wrote (2020)·
    • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)
    • Casey Manderson2
    • Danica McKellar2
    • Eric Mabius2
    • Jesse Moss2
    • Karen Kruper2

    Where April fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 13 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    5 films
    • 2025Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Connie Mac · Small Town6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2023A World Record ChristmasActress as Jane Gulsvig · Christmas7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2021Time for Them to Come Home for ChristmasActress as Roberta · Christmas7.2Weird 4/10
    • 2020Christmas She WroteActress as Amy · Christmas5.9Weird 4/10
    • 2020Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage DeathActress as Sara Khan · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10

    2010s

    8 films
    • 2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasActress as Maureen · Christmas6.1Weird 5/10
    • 2019Love and SunshineActress as Donna · Misunderstanding7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2018Mingle All the WayActress as Erica Fielding · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2016A December BrideActress as Darcy · Christmas6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2014Signed, Sealed, Delivered for ChristmasActress as Miss Hodges · Christmas7.5Weird 5/10
    • 2012A Dog Named DukeActress as Cami · July 4th7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2012Love at the Thanksgiving Day ParadeActress as Donna · Thanksgiving6.8Weird 5/10
    • 2010Growing the Big OneActress as Marie Burns · Rural/Farm6.3Weird 5/10

    April’s standouts

    • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas poster
      Highest ratedSigned, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014)

      Best-reviewed of the 13, at 7.5/10

      7.5
    • Christmas She Wrote poster
      Most divisiveChristmas She Wrote (2020)

      Lowest-rated of the 13 — every filmography has one

      5.9
    • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas poster
      WeirdestIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.1

    In pictures

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

    • April Telek headshotApril Telek
    • Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • A World Record Christmas poster
    • Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster
    • Christmas She Wrote poster
    • Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage Death poster
    • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas poster
    • Love and Sunshine poster
    • Mingle All the Way poster
    • A December Bride poster
    • Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas poster
    • A Dog Named Duke poster
    • Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade poster

    April’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Ron Oliver2 films

    Most written by

    • Marcy Holland2 films

    Who April works with

    The cast and crew April keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.

    April Telek's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAva Telek: 2 films togetherAva Telek2 filmsCasey Manderson: 2 films togetherCasey Manderson2 filmsDanica McKellar: 2 films togetherDanica McKellar2 filmsEric Mabius: 2 films togetherEric Mabius2 filmsJesse Moss: 2 films togetherJesse Moss2 filmsKaren Kruper: 2 films togetherKaren Kruper2 filmsKeith MacKechnie: 2 films togetherKeith MacKechnie2 films

    Movies by year

    April Telek Hallmark movies by release year120102111221112025

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.7 across 13 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.7Christmas She Wrote: 5.9It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: 6.1Growing the Big One: 6.3Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 6.5Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage Death: 6.6Mingle All the Way: 6.8A December Bride: 6.8Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade: 6.8A World Record Christmas: 7.0A Dog Named Duke: 7.0Love and Sunshine: 7.1Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas: 7.2Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas: 7.5

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has April Telek been in?
    We have 13 Hallmark movies on file for April Telek, spanning 2010–2025.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is April Telek known for?
    April is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with enemies-to-lovers.
    What is April Telek's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014) is April's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.5/10 audience rating.
    What is April Telek's most popular Hallmark movie?
    A December Bride (2016) has more audience votes than any other April Telek Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does April Telek usually star with?
    April has shared 2 films with Ava Telek, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is April Telek still making Hallmark movies?
    Yes — the most recent April Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has April Telek made?
    April Telek turns up in 8 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was April Telek's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest April Hallmark title we have is Growing the Big One (2010).
    Where is April Telek from?
    April is from Vancouver.
    How tall is April Telek?
    April is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) tall.
    What does April Telek do in Hallmark movies?
    April Telek works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

    April’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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