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    Jean Abounader

    Writer·Active 2009–2014
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    Career at a glance

    5Hallmark films

    Audience rating6.1 / 10

    across 5 rated films

    Weirdness3.2 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    The Thanksgiving House6.3

    Most recent

    A Ring by Spring2014

    Everything Jean has done for Hallmark, from Come Dance at My Wedding (2009) right through to A Ring by Spring (2014).

    On-screen partners

    Chelah Horsdal headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Jean’s most frequent on-screen partner is Chelah Horsdal, with 2 films together.

    • Three Weeks, Three Kids (2011)·
    • Come Dance at My Wedding (2009)
    • Christopher Jacot2

    All 5 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    4 films
    • 2014A Ring by SpringWriter · Valentine's Day6.0Weird 6/10
    • 2014June in JanuaryWriter · New Year's5.8Weird 2/10
    • 2013The Thanksgiving HouseWriter · Thanksgiving6.3Weird 3/10
    • 2011Three Weeks, Three KidsWriter · Suburb6.3Weird 2/10

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2009Come Dance at My WeddingWriter · Wedding6.3Weird 3/10

    Jean’s standouts

    • The Thanksgiving House poster
      Highest ratedThe Thanksgiving House (2013)

      Best-reviewed of the 5, at 6.3/10

      6.3
    • June in January poster
      Most divisiveJune in January (2014)

      Lowest-rated of the 5 — every filmography has one

      5.8
    • A Ring by Spring poster
      WeirdestA Ring by Spring (2014)

      The strangest of the bunch — 6/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.0

    In pictures

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

    • Jean Abounader headshotJean Abounader
    • A Ring by Spring poster
    • June in January poster
    • The Thanksgiving House poster
    • Three Weeks, Three Kids poster
    • Come Dance at My Wedding poster

    Jean’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Chelah Horsdal2 films
    • Christopher Jacot2 films

    Who Jean works with

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

    Jean Abounader's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJ.B. White: 5 films togetherJ.B. White5 filmsLawrence Shragge: 4 films togetherLawrence Shragge4 filmsJackie Lind: 3 films togetherJackie Lind3 filmsLindsay Chag: 3 films togetherLindsay Chag3 filmsPaul Joyal: 3 films togetherPaul Joyal3 filmsRichard Schwadel: 3 films togetherRichard Schwadel3 filmsChelah Horsdal: 2 films togetherChelah Horsdal2 films

    Movies by year

    Jean Abounader Hallmark movies by release year1200920101201120121201322014

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.1 across 5 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.1June in January: 5.8A Ring by Spring: 6.0The Thanksgiving House: 6.3Three Weeks, Three Kids: 6.3Come Dance at My Wedding: 6.3

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Jean Abounader been in?
    We have 5 Hallmark movies on file for Jean Abounader, spanning 2009–2014.
    What is Jean Abounader's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    The Thanksgiving House (2013) is Jean's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.3/10 audience rating.
    What is Jean Abounader's most popular Hallmark movie?
    A Ring by Spring (2014) has more audience votes than any other Jean Abounader Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Jean Abounader usually star with?
    Jean has shared 2 films with Chelah Horsdal, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Jean Abounader still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Jean Hallmark credit we have is from 2014; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Jean Abounader's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Jean Hallmark title we have is Come Dance at My Wedding (2009).
    What does Jean Abounader do in Hallmark movies?
    Jean Abounader works on Hallmark films as writer.

    Data & sources

    Jean’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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