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    Christine Willes

    Actress·Active 2015–2023
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    Career at a glance

    9Hallmark films

    Audience rating6.8 / 10

    across 9 rated films

    Weirdness4.7 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Best reviewed

    Guiding Emily7.8

    Christine Willes is the kind of actress Hallmark keeps in the regular ensemble rather than on the poster. Across nine films from 2015 to 2023 she has never top-billed once, and that is the point: she shows up to support, not to carry. She also turns up alongside the same familiar faces, sharing four films apiece with Samantha Ferris, Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns, and Matthew Kevin Anderson, which says a lot about who keeps inviting her back. Skip the snow, too. None of these are Christmas titles, and the action usually unfolds in a big city rather than a frosted small town. Her best-reviewed outing is Guiding Emily from 2023 at 7.8, with The Wedding Veil close behind at 7.3. Reliable, recurring, rarely the headline. That is a working actress's career.

    Follow & about Christine

    • Official sitechristinewilles.com
    From
    Canada
    Christine Willes is a Canadian television, theatre and film actress who is best known for her roles as Delores Herbig on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me and Gladys the DMV demon on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper. She is also known for her role as Granny Goodness on the CW series Smallville.
    From Wikipedia

    Christine’s signature

    Across 9 films, Christine often plays a police officer and is usually set in the big city.

    • the big city6 films
    • a police officer4 films
    • a supernatural twist3 films
    • a wedding finale2 films
    • mistaken identity2 films
    • a hidden secret6 films

    4 films

    Christine has shared more Hallmark sets with Ali Skovbye than with anyone else.

    4 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    The Wedding Veil poster
    The Wedding Veil7.3

    as Hilda · 2022

    Weirdness 7/10

    Summer Love poster
    Summer Love6.4

    as Eleanor · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    I Do, I Do, I Do poster
    I Do, I Do, I Do6.1

    as Margaret Lorenzo · 2015

    Weirdness 7/10

    Gourmet Detective poster
    Gourmet Detective6.8

    as Doris · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    The Last Bridesmaid poster
    The Last Bridesmaid6.7

    as Grandma Raye · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die poster
    Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die6.8

    as Doris · 2015

    Weirdness 5/10

    On-screen partners

    Ali Skovbye headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Christine’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ali Skovbye, with 4 films together.

    • Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried (2017)·
    • Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (2016)·
    • Gourmet Detective (2015)·
    • Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)
    • Brooke Burns4
    • Dylan Neal4
    • Marc Senior4
    • Matthew Kevin Anderson4
    • Samantha Ferris4

    Recurring roles

    Christine is a recurring face in Gourmet Detective.

    • Gourmet Detective4 films

    Where Christine fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏙️Big-city movies
    • ✨Supernatural movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 9 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    2 films
    • 2023Guiding EmilyActress as Martha · Big City7.8Weird 6/10
    • 2022The Wedding VeilActress as Hilda · Big City7.3Weird 7/10

    2010s

    7 films
    • 2019The Last BridesmaidActress as Grandma Raye · Wedding Anniversary6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2017Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be BuriedActress as Doris · Big City6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2016Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective MysteryActress as Doris · Big City6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2016Summer LoveActress as Eleanor · Big City6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2015Gourmet DetectiveActress as Doris · Big City6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2015Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to DieActress as Doris · Resort/Vacation6.8Weird 5/10
    • 2015I Do, I Do, I DoActress as Margaret Lorenzo · Valentine's Day6.1Weird 7/10

    Christine’s standouts

    • Guiding Emily poster
      Highest ratedGuiding Emily (2023)

      Best-reviewed of the 9, at 7.8/10

      7.8
    • I Do, I Do, I Do poster
      Most divisiveI Do, I Do, I Do (2015)

      Lowest-rated of the 9 — every filmography has one

      6.1
    • The Wedding Veil poster
      WeirdestThe Wedding Veil (2022)

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

      7.3

    In pictures

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

    • Christine Willes headshotChristine Willes
    • Guiding Emily poster
    • The Wedding Veil poster
    • The Last Bridesmaid poster
    • Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried poster
    • Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery poster
    • Summer Love poster
    • Gourmet Detective poster
    • Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die poster
    • I Do, I Do, I Do poster

    Christine’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Mark Jean2 films
    • Scott Smith2 films
    • Terry Ingram2 films

    Most written by

    • Becky Southwell4 films
    • Dylan Neal4 films
    • Peter King4 films
    • Dawn DeKeyser2 films
    • Judith Berg2 films

    Who Christine works with

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

    Christine Willes's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAli Skovbye: 4 films togetherAli Skovbye4 filmsBrooke Burns: 4 films togetherBrooke Burns4 filmsDylan Neal: 4 films togetherDylan Neal4 filmsMarc Senior: 4 films togetherMarc Senior4 filmsMatthew Kevin Anderson: 4 films togetherMatthew Kevin A…4 filmsSamantha Ferris: 4 films togetherSamantha Ferris4 filmsShannon Chan-Kent: 3 films togetherShannon Chan-Ke…3 films

    Movies by year

    Christine Willes Hallmark movies by release year320152201612017201812019202020211202212023

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.8 across 9 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.8I Do, I Do, I Do: 6.1Summer Love: 6.4The Last Bridesmaid: 6.7Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried: 6.8Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery: 6.8Gourmet Detective: 6.8Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die: 6.8The Wedding Veil: 7.3Guiding Emily: 7.8

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Christine Willes been in?
    We have 9 Hallmark movies on file for Christine Willes, spanning 2015–2023.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Christine Willes known for?
    Christine is best known for romances set in the big city, often with a supernatural twist.
    What is Christine Willes's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Guiding Emily (2023) is Christine's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.8/10 audience rating.
    What is Christine Willes's most popular Hallmark movie?
    The Wedding Veil (2022) has more audience votes than any other Christine Willes Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Christine Willes usually star with?
    Christine has shared 4 films with Ali Skovbye, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Christine Willes still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Christine Hallmark credit we have is from 2023; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Christine Willes's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Christine Hallmark title we have is I Do, I Do, I Do (2015).
    Where is Christine Willes from?
    Christine is from Canada.
    What does Christine Willes do in Hallmark movies?
    Christine Willes works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

    Christine’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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