Brenda Crichlow
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17Hallmark films
8 at Christmas
across 17 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
The Baker's Son2021
Brenda Crichlow makes a small town feel lived-in without ever needing the lead. Across 17 films from 2012 to 2021 she has never top-billed, and that is rather the point. She is the steady presence at the edges of the romance, almost always a small town in winter, and she plays it straight rather than wink at the camera. Christmas is where she turns up most, eight of the seventeen set during the holidays. Her highest-rated outing is Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried from 2017, at 6.8, with Coming Home for Christmas and A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love just behind on 6.7. No single co-star recurs enough to call a partnership, so she moves through the rotation instead of anchoring to one face. If you watch a lot of these, you have seen her, even if you never caught the name.
Brenda’s signature
Across 17 films, Brenda usually leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas8 films
- small towns9 films
- a lawyer2 films
12 hours
12 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 8 festive titles.
Known for
as Cortney · 2016
Weirdness 3/10
as Paula · 2016
Weirdness 7/10
as Judge Linda · 2017
Weirdness 4/10
as Lauren Port · 2016
Weirdness 3/10
as Anna · 2017
Weirdness 5/10
as Winona · 2020
Weirdness 7/10
On-screen partners
Brenda’s most frequent on-screen partner is Hilary Jardine, with 3 films together.
Where Brenda fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Brenda keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 17 movies
Newest first2020s
4 films2010s
13 films- 2019
A Brush with LoveActress as Renee · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2019
A Christmas DuetActress as Patti Davis · Christmas5.9Weird 3/10 - 2018
Christmas Bells Are RingingActress as Mary · Christmas6.4Weird 4/10 - 2017Coming Home for ChristmasActress as Anna · Christmas6.7Weird 5/10
- 2017
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be BuriedActress as Nolan · Big City6.8Weird 4/10 - 2017
The Art of UsActress as Lindsay · Big City6.6Weird 3/10 - 2017The Sweetest ChristmasActress as Judge Linda · Christmas6.3Weird 4/10
- 2017
Walking the DogActress as Judge Mays · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10 - 2016A Christmas to RememberActress as Paula · Christmas6.5Weird 7/10
- 2016A Wish For ChristmasActress as Cortney · Christmas6.0Weird 3/10
- 2016All Things ValentineActress as Lauren Port · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10
- 2016
Stop the WeddingActress as Renee · Big City6.4Weird 5/10 - 2012
Notes from the Heart HealerActress as Dot · Christmas5.9Weird 5/10
Brenda’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Brenda’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Brenda Crichlow
Brenda’s creative circle
Most directed by
- David Weaver2 films
- Gary Harvey2 films
- Mark Jean2 films
Most written by
- Nina Weinman2 films
Who Brenda works with
The cast and crew Brenda keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 6.4 across 17 rated movies — each dot is one film.
