Kayla Heller
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6Hallmark films
1 at Christmas
across 4 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Kayla Heller is the kind of dependable supporting player who shows up in the friend group, the workplace, or the family kitchen and makes the whole town feel lived in. Across six films between 2020 and 2024 she has never been the one top of the call sheet, and that is fine, because she works in the registers Hallmark fans trust: five of the six sit in a small town, and she plays it straight rather than reaching for anything strange. Her best-reviewed outing is Good Morning Christmas! from 2020 at 6.9, with The 27-Hour Day just behind at 6.7 and Fashionably Yours at 6.2. She does not have a fixed partner, instead turning up alongside a rotating cast, which suits a player happy to slot into whatever the script needs. Solid, low-key, and reliably in the mix.
Kayla’s signature
Across 6 films, Kayla usually plays a librarian and is almost always set in small towns.
- small towns5 films
- a librarian3 films
- a love triangle3 films
3 films
Kayla has shared more Hallmark sets with Crystal Balint than with anyone else.
3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
On-screen partners
Kayla’s most frequent on-screen partner is Crystal Balint, with 3 films together.
Recurring roles
Kayla is a recurring face in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
Where Kayla fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Kayla keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 6 movies
Newest first2020s
6 films- 2024
A Lesson in Murder: A Teagarden MysteryActress as Sally · Small TownNot ratedWeird 2/10 - 2024
Death at the Diner: A Teagarden MysteryActress as Sally · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2023
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something NewActress as Sally Allison · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2021
The 27-Hour DayActress as Chelsea · Small Town6.7Weird 4/10 - 2020
Fashionably YoursActress as Paige · Big City6.2Weird 2/10 - 2020
Good Morning Christmas!Actress as Lexie · Christmas6.9Weird 4/10
Kayla’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Kayla’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Kayla Heller
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Kayla from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murderas Sally Allison2024
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Dineras Sally Allison2024
- My Life with the Walter Boysas Ruby2023 · TV
- Superman & Loisas Tegan Wickhem2021 · TV
- There's Someone Inside Your Houseas Olivia Grace2021
- The Orderas Selena Durov2019 · TV
Kayla’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Jessica Harmon3 films
- Charlaine Harris2 films
- David B. Grelck2 films
Who Kayla works with
The cast and crew Kayla keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.
