Candice Elzinga
Casting Director,casting Department,producerActive 2008–2024
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67Hallmark films
17 at Christmas
Audience rating6.6 / 10
across 67 rated films
Weirdness3.7 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Everything Candice has done for Hallmark, from The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) right through to Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home (2024).
Candice’s signature
Across 67 films, Candice frequently leans into Christmas, frequently plays a librarian and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas17 films
- small towns43 films
- a librarian18 films
25 hours
25 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 17 festive titles.
Known for
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year7.3
Casting Director · 2008
Weirdness 3/10
A Wish For Christmas6.0
Casting Director · 2016
Weirdness 3/10
Mrs. Miracle6.7
Casting Director · 2009
Weirdness 7/10
Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow6.5
Casting Director · 2015
Weirdness 4/10
The Sweetest Christmas6.3
Casting Director · 2017
Weirdness 4/10
Christmas Cookies6.4
Casting Director · 2016
Weirdness 6/10
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Candice’s most frequent on-screen partner is Candace Cameron Bure, with 13 films together.
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder (2022)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (2021)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder (2021)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
- If I Only Had Christmas (2020)
- Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
- A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
- Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
- The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
- Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015)
- Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
Recurring roles
Candice is a recurring face in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, and 5 other franchises.
Where Candice fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Candice keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 67 movies
Newest first2020s
12 films- 2024
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming HomeCasting Director · Misunderstanding6.8Weird 3/10 - 2024
Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the BreakersCasting Director · Resort/Vacation5.4Weird 5/10 - 2023
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something NewCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2022
A Second Chance at LoveCasting Director · Wedding Anniversary6.1Weird 2/10 - 2022
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by MurderCasting Director · Halloween7.1Weird 6/10 - 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, HoneymurderCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10 - 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a ConCasting Director · Wedding7.0Weird 3/10 - 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us PartCasting Director · Small Town7.1Weird 2/10 - 2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and SeekCasting Director · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10 - 2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So DeadlyCasting Director · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10 - 2020
If I Only Had ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.3Weird 7/10 - 2020
The Christmas WaltzCasting Director · Christmas7.0Weird 2/10
2010s
51 films- 2019
A Blue Ridge Mountain ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.2Weird 3/10 - 2019
A Christmas DuetCasting Director · Christmas5.9Weird 3/10 - 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and MouseCasting Director · Small Town7.1Weird 4/10 - 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayCasting Director · Resort/Vacation7.0Weird 3/10 - 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die ForCasting Director · Wedding Anniversary7.0Weird 3/10 - 2019
Home for ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas7.6Weird 3/10 - 2019
In the Key of LoveCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2019
The Perfect Bride: Wedding BellsCasting Director · Wedding Anniversary6.5Weird 2/10 - 2019
Valentine in the VineyardCasting Director · Valentine's Day6.2Weird 3/10 - 2018
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing GameCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10 - 2018
Christmas JoyCasting Director · Christmas6.4Weird 3/10 - 2018
Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.7Weird 4/10 - 2018
Frozen in LoveCasting Director · Suburb6.6Weird 4/10 - 2018
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10 - 2018
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 4/10 - 2017
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10 - 2017
Christmas HomecomingCasting Director · Christmas6.5Weird 6/10 - 2017
Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10 - 2017
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10 - 2017
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.6Weird 6/10 - 2017
Marry Me at ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.5Weird 5/10 - 2017
Murder, She Baked: Just DessertsCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10 - 2017
Summer in the VineyardCasting Director · Rural/Farm6.2Weird 3/10 - 2017
The Christmas Wishing TreeCasting Director · Christmas8.4Weird 8/10 - 2017
The Perfect BrideCasting Director · Wedding Anniversary6.5Weird 2/10 - 2017The Sweetest ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.3Weird 4/10
- 2016A Wish For ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.0Weird 3/10
- 2016Christmas CookiesCasting Director · Christmas6.4Weird 6/10
- 2016
Every Christmas Has a StoryCasting Director · Christmas6.1Weird 5/10 - 2016
Love in ParadiseCasting Director · Rural/Farm6.5Weird 5/10 - 2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler MysteryCasting Director · Valentine's Day6.9Weird 5/10 - 2016
Sandra Brown's White HotCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2016
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.9Weird 4/10 - 2016
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.7Weird 2/10 - 2015
Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to PickCasting Director · Small Town6.6Weird 3/10 - 2015Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the SnowCasting Director · Christmas6.5Weird 4/10
- 2015
Love on the AirCasting Director · Big City6.9Weird 4/10 - 2015
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10 - 2015
New Year's WishCasting Director · New Year's8.4Weird 3/10 - 2015
Perfect MatchCasting Director · Big City6.0Weird 3/10 - 2015
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryCasting Director · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10 - 2014
Lucky in LoveCasting Director · Big City5.6Weird 2/10 - 2013
All's Fair in Love & AdvertisingCasting Director · Misunderstanding5.9Weird 3/10 - 2013
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of HeartsCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2012
Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a ManCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2011
Christmas Comes Home to CanaanCasting Director · Christmas5.6Weird 5/10 - 2011
Goodnight for JusticeCasting Director · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2010
A Family ThanksgivingCasting Director · Thanksgiving6.4Weird 7/10 - 2010
Call Me Mrs. MiracleCasting Director · Christmas6.8Weird 3/10 - 2010
Growing the Big OneCasting Director · Rural/Farm6.3Weird 5/10 - 2010
Trading ChristmasCasting Director · Christmas6.9Weird 7/10
Candice’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Candice’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Candice Elzinga
Candice’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Martin Wood9 films
- Kristoffer Tabori6 films
- Terry Ingram5 films
- Mark Jean4 films
- Michael M. Scott4 films
Most written by
- Teena Booth15 films
- Charlaine Harris13 films
- Jim Head6 films
- Neal H. Dobrofsky5 films
- Tippi Dobrofsky5 films
Who Candice works with
The cast and crew Candice 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 6.6 across 67 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Candice Elzinga been in?
- We have 67 Hallmark movies on file for Candice Elzinga, spanning 2008–2024.
- What kind of Hallmark movies is Candice Elzinga known for?
- Candice is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns.
- What is Candice Elzinga's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- The Christmas Wishing Tree (2017) is Candice's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 8.4/10 audience rating.
- What is Candice Elzinga's most popular Hallmark movie?
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) has more audience votes than any other Candice Elzinga Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Candice Elzinga usually star with?
- Candice has shared 13 films with Candace Cameron Bure, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Candice Elzinga still making Hallmark movies?
- The newest Candice Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Candice Elzinga made?
- Candice Elzinga turns up in 17 Hallmark Christmas movies.
- What was Candice Elzinga's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Candice Hallmark title we have is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008).
- What does Candice Elzinga do in Hallmark movies?
- Candice Elzinga works on Hallmark films as casting director,casting department,producer.
Data & sources
Candice’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.
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