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    Kate Pragnell

    Director · Writer·Active 2020–2024
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    Career at a glance

    4Hallmark films

    All 4 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 3 rated films

    Weirdness6.0 / 10

    Noticeably offbeat

    Best reviewed

    Take Me Back for Christmas7.1

    Most recent

    The Christmas Charade2024

    Everything Kate has done for Hallmark, from Heart of the Holidays (2020) right through to The Christmas Charade (2024).

    Kate’s signature

    Across 4 films, Kate almost always leans into Christmas, almost always plays an executive and is almost always set in the big city.

    • Christmas4 films
    • the big city3 films
    • an executive3 films
    • mistaken identity2 films
    • a supernatural twist2 films
    • second-chance romance2 films

    6 hours

    6 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 4 festive titles.

    On-screen partners

    Corey Sevier headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Kate’s most frequent on-screen partner is Corey Sevier, with 3 films together.

    • The Christmas Charade (2024)·
    • Take Me Back for Christmas (2023)·
    • Heart of the Holidays (2020)
    • Vanessa Lengies3
    • Jayne Eastwood2

    Where Kate fits in

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

    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ✨Supernatural movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 4 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    4 films
    • 2024The Christmas CharadeDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2023Take Me Back for ChristmasWriter · Christmas7.1Weird 8/10
    • 2022Christmas in ToylandWriter · Christmas6.4Weird 8/10
    • 2020Heart of the HolidaysWriter · Christmas6.2Weird 4/10

    Kate’s standouts

    • Take Me Back for Christmas poster
      Highest ratedTake Me Back for Christmas (2023)

      Best-reviewed of the 4, at 7.1/10

      7.1
    • Heart of the Holidays poster
      Most divisiveHeart of the Holidays (2020)

      Lowest-rated of the 4 — every filmography has one

      6.2

    In pictures

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

    • Kate Pragnell headshotKate Pragnell
    • The Christmas Charade poster
    • Take Me Back for Christmas poster
    • Christmas in Toyland poster
    • Heart of the Holidays poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Kate from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Cabin Connectionas Writer
      2022
    • A Tiny Home Christmasas Script
      2022
    • It Takes a Christmas Villageas Writer
      2021
    • Haleyas Writer
      2016

    Kate’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Corey Sevier3 films
    • Vanessa Lengies3 films
    • Jayne Eastwood2 films

    Who Kate works with

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

    Kate Pragnell's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAlex Freitas: 3 films togetherAlex Freitas3 filmsCorey Sevier: 3 films togetherCorey Sevier3 filmsJesse D. Ikeman: 3 films togetherJesse D. Ikeman3 filmsStephen Chandler Whitehead: 3 films togetherStephen Chandle…3 filmsVanessa Lengies: 3 films togetherVanessa Lengies3 filmsChristopher Giroux: 2 films togetherChristopher Gir…2 filmsChristopher Guglick: 2 films togetherChristopher Gug…2 films

    Movies by year

    Kate Pragnell Hallmark movies by release year120202021120221202312024

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Kate Pragnell been in?
    We have 4 Hallmark movies on file for Kate Pragnell, spanning 2020–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Kate Pragnell known for?
    Kate is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in the big city, often with mistaken identity.
    What is Kate Pragnell's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Take Me Back for Christmas (2023) has more audience votes than any other Kate Pragnell Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Kate Pragnell usually star with?
    Kate has shared 3 films with Corey Sevier, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Kate Pragnell still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Kate Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Kate Pragnell made?
    Kate Pragnell turns up in 4 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Kate Pragnell's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Kate Hallmark title we have is Heart of the Holidays (2020).
    What does Kate Pragnell do in Hallmark movies?
    Kate Pragnell works on Hallmark films as director and writer.

    Data & sources

    Kate’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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