Dolores Drake
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15Hallmark films
6 at Christmas
across 15 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Dolores Drake is the kind of actress who makes a Hallmark small town feel lived-in without ever needing top billing. Across 15 films from 2010 to 2024 she has stayed in the supporting ranks, and 12 of them are set in some cozy small town, so she has logged a lot of hours on those tidy main streets. About half her work is Christmas, six holiday titles in all, and she plays them straight rather than for laughs. Her best-reviewed is A Reason for the Season from 2024, a 7.3 that sits well above her 6.2 average, with A Godwink Christmas and Pumpkin Pie Wars next in line. She has no regular partner to speak of, just a string of familiar faces she keeps crossing paths with. If you watch enough of these, you have already seen her, and she has quietly earned her place.
Dolores’s signature
Across 15 films, Dolores often leans into Christmas, frequently plays a small business owner and is almost always set in small towns.
- Christmas6 films
- small towns12 films
- a small business owner4 films
- a return home8 films
- enemies-to-lovers8 films
8 hours
8 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 6 festive titles.
Known for
as Dorothy Keller · 2018
Weirdness 3/10
as Betty Lund · 2016
Weirdness 3/10
as Holly White · 2017
Weirdness 5/10
as Peggy · 2013
Weirdness 6/10
as Mrs. O'Neal · 2015
Weirdness 7/10
as Julie · 2021
Weirdness 2/10
On-screen partners
Dolores’s most frequent on-screen partner is Rhonda Dent, with 3 films together.
Where Dolores fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Dolores keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 15 movies
Newest first2020s
5 films- 2024
A Reason for the SeasonActress as Evelyn King · Christmas7.3Weird 6/10 - 2021
Beverly Hills WeddingActress as Aunt Bea · Valentine's Day5.6Weird 4/10 - 2021Coyote Creek ChristmasActress as Julie · Christmas5.8Weird 2/10
- 2021
Warming up to YouActress as Minnie · Small Town6.3Weird 5/10 - 2020
A Christmas Tree Grows in ColoradoActress as Maggie · Christmas5.6Weird 5/10
2010s
10 films- 2018A Godwink ChristmasActress as Dorothy Keller · Christmas6.6Weird 3/10
- 2018
Love, Once and AlwaysActress as Eleanor · Royal/Estate6.2Weird 5/10 - 2017
At Home in MitfordActress as Mrs. Shipley · Small Town6.1Weird 4/10 - 2017Finding SantaActress as Holly White · Christmas6.3Weird 5/10
- 2017
Love Struck CaféActress as Frances Figgins · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2016Pumpkin Pie WarsActress as Betty Lund · Small Town6.6Weird 3/10
- 2015Magic StockingActress as Mrs. O'Neal · Christmas6.4Weird 7/10
- 2015
So You Said YesActress as Beverly · Wedding Anniversary6.0Weird 3/10 - 2013Hats Off to Christmas!Actress as Peggy · Christmas5.9Weird 6/10
- 2010
Growing the Big OneActress as Carol Moffat · Rural/Farm6.3Weird 5/10
Dolores’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Dolores’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Dolores Drake
Dolores’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Christie Will2 films
- David Winning2 films
- Jason Bourque2 films
Who Dolores works with
The cast and crew Dolores 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 6.2 across 15 rated movies — each dot is one film.
