Erin Cottrell

ActressActive 2005–2009

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Career at a glance

5Hallmark films

1 at Christmas

Audience rating6.9 / 10

across 5 rated films

Weirdness3.4 / 10

Mostly standard issue

Best reviewed

Love's Long Journey7.1

Most recent

Love Takes Wing2009

Everything Erin has done for Hallmark, from Love's Long Journey (2005) right through to Love Takes Wing (2009).

Follow & about Erin

From: Yardley

Erin Cottrell is an American actress who has appeared in the role of Missie LaHaye in five of the eight films in the Love Comes Softly series.

From Wikipedia

Erin’s signature

Across 5 films, Erin usually plays a teacher and is usually set in the countryside.

the countryside3 films
a teacher3 films
a scene-stealing pet3 films

3 films

Erin has shared more Hallmark sets with Dale Midkiff than with anyone else.

3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

On-screen partners

On-screen couple

Erin’s most frequent on-screen partner is Dale Midkiff, with 3 films together — top-billed alongside each other in 2 of them.

Where Erin fits in

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

All 5 movies

Newest first

2000s

5 films

Erin’s standouts

In pictures

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

Erin Cottrell

Erin’s creative circle

Most directed by

Michael Landon Jr.2 films

Most written by

Who Erin works with

The cast and crew Erin 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 6.9 across 5 rated movies — each dot is one film.