
Erin Cottrell
Career at a glance
5Hallmark films
1 at Christmas
across 5 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Love Takes Wing2009
Everything Erin has done for Hallmark, from Love's Long Journey (2005) right through to Love Takes Wing (2009).
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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.
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

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 first2000s
5 films- 2009
Love Takes WingActress as Missie · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10 - 2007
Love's Unending LegacyActress as Missie LaHaye · Rural/Farm6.9Weird 4/10 - 2007
Love's Unfolding DreamActress as Missie LaHaye · Small Town6.9Weird 5/10 - 2006
Love's Abiding JoyActress as Missie LaHaye · Rural/Farm6.8Weird 3/10 - 2005
Love's Long JourneyActress as Missie LaHaye · Christmas7.1Weird 2/10
Erin’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Erin’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Erin’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Michael Landon Jr.2 films
Most written by
- Janette Oke5 films
- Michael Landon Jr.3 films
- Cindy Kelley2 films
- Douglas Lloyd McIntosh2 films
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.
