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    Leanne Lapp

    Actress·Active 2015–2024
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    Career at a glance

    9Hallmark films

    3 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 9 rated films

    Weirdness3.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Five More Minutes7.5

    Most recent

    Christmas Under the Lights2024

    Leanne Lapp is the kind of name that turns up in a Hallmark cast list and quietly makes the small town feel real. Across nine films since 2015 she has never been the one top of the bill, and that says something useful: she is the actress who fills out the world around the leads rather than carrying it. The settings are small towns more often than not, and three of the nine lean into Christmas. Her best-reviewed showing is Five More Minutes from 2021, sitting at a strong 7.5, with To All a Good Night from 2023 close behind at 7.4. She works with familiar faces, Casey Manderson among them, but no single partner recurs enough to call it a duo. If you watch enough of these movies, you have seen her, and she has earned the spot.

    Leanne’s signature

    Across 9 films, Leanne often leans into Wedding Anniversary, frequently plays an executive and is often set in small towns.

    • Wedding Anniversary4 films
    • small towns4 films
    • an executive2 films
    • a wedding finale2 films
    • second-chance romance4 films
    • a return home4 films

    3 films

    Leanne has shared more Hallmark sets with Casey Manderson than with anyone else.

    3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    Surprised by Love poster
    Surprised by Love6.7

    as Mindy Mayfield · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    Ice Sculpture Christmas poster
    Ice Sculpture Christmas6.6

    as Jen · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    The Perfect Bride poster
    The Perfect Bride6.5

    as Lisa White · 2017

    Weirdness 2/10

    Love at First Bark poster
    Love at First Bark6.3

    as Molly Finley · 2017

    Weirdness 2/10

    To All a Good Night poster
    To All a Good Night7.4

    as Ella · 2023

    Weirdness 3/10

    Five More Minutes poster
    Five More Minutes7.5

    as Kelly · 2021

    Weirdness 7/10

    On-screen partners

    Casey Manderson headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Leanne’s most frequent on-screen partner is Casey Manderson, with 3 films together.

    • Love, Take Two (2019)·
    • The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells (2019)·
    • The Perfect Bride (2017)
    • Alison Araya2
    • Anna Van Hooft2
    • Hayley Sales2
    • Heather Hemmens2
    • Kavan Smith2

    Where Leanne fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 9 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    3 films
    • 2024Christmas Under the LightsActress as Christina · Christmas6.0Weird 5/10
    • 2023To All a Good NightActress as Ella · Christmas7.4Weird 3/10
    • 2021Five More MinutesActress as Kelly · Christmas7.5Weird 7/10

    2010s

    6 films
    • 2019Love, Take TwoActress as Tandy Davis · Wedding Anniversary5.9Weird 3/10
    • 2019The Perfect Bride: Wedding BellsActress as Lisa White · Wedding Anniversary6.5Weird 2/10
    • 2017Love at First BarkActress as Molly Finley · Big City6.3Weird 2/10
    • 2017The Perfect BrideActress as Lisa White · Wedding Anniversary6.5Weird 2/10
    • 2015Ice Sculpture ChristmasActress as Jen · Ice Sculpting6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2015Surprised by LoveActress as Mindy Mayfield · Wedding Anniversary6.7Weird 3/10

    Leanne’s standouts

    • Five More Minutes poster
      Highest ratedFive More Minutes (2021)

      Best-reviewed of the 9, at 7.5/10

      7.5
    • Love, Take Two poster
      Most divisiveLove, Take Two (2019)

      Lowest-rated of the 9 — every filmography has one

      5.9

    In pictures

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

    • Leanne Lapp headshotLeanne Lapp
    • Christmas Under the Lights poster
    • To All a Good Night poster
    • Five More Minutes poster
    • Love, Take Two poster
    • The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells poster
    • Love at First Bark poster
    • The Perfect Bride poster
    • Ice Sculpture Christmas poster
    • Surprised by Love poster

    Leanne’s creative circle

    Most written by

    • Rick Garman2 films

    Who Leanne works with

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

    Leanne Lapp's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsCasey Manderson: 3 films togetherCasey Manderson3 filmsAlison Araya: 2 films togetherAlison Araya2 filmsAnna Van Hooft: 2 films togetherAnna Van Hooft2 filmsHayley Sales: 2 films togetherHayley Sales2 filmsHeather Hemmens: 2 films togetherHeather Hemmens2 filmsKavan Smith: 2 films togetherKavan Smith2 filmsKerry James: 2 films togetherKerry James2 films

    Movies by year

    Leanne Lapp Hallmark movies by release year2201520162201720182201920201202120221202312024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.6 across 9 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.6Love, Take Two: 5.9Christmas Under the Lights: 6.0Love at First Bark: 6.3The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells: 6.5The Perfect Bride: 6.5Ice Sculpture Christmas: 6.6Surprised by Love: 6.7To All a Good Night: 7.4Five More Minutes: 7.5

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Leanne Lapp been in?
    We have 9 Hallmark movies on file for Leanne Lapp, spanning 2015–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Leanne Lapp known for?
    Leanne is best known for Wedding Anniversary movies and romances set in small towns, often with a wedding finale.
    What is Leanne Lapp's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Five More Minutes (2021) is Leanne's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.5/10 audience rating.
    What is Leanne Lapp's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Surprised by Love (2015) has more audience votes than any other Leanne Lapp Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Leanne Lapp usually star with?
    Leanne has shared 3 films with Casey Manderson, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Leanne Lapp still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Leanne Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Leanne Lapp made?
    Leanne Lapp turns up in 3 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Leanne Lapp's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Leanne Hallmark title we have is Surprised by Love (2015).
    What does Leanne Lapp do in Hallmark movies?
    Leanne Lapp works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

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

    Catalogue curated by Alanna of Talking Hallmark. About the project

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