Lini Evans
ActressActive 2015–2021
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10Hallmark films
2 at Christmas
Audience rating6.5 / 10
across 10 rated films
Weirdness3.9 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Lini Evans is one of those faces you recognize long before you can place the name, and that is exactly the job. Across 10 films since 2015 she never top-bills, which makes her a supporting hand rather than a lead, the kind Hallmark keeps calling back to fill out a small town. Five of those films plant her squarely on Main Street, though she only turns up at Christmas twice, so she is not strictly a holiday regular. Her ratings sit in comfortable middle territory around 6.5, with her high point Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas from 2020 at 7.0, and Raise a Glass to Love just behind. She has crossed paths with Ryan Paevey on three pictures, but that is shared scenery rather than a pairing. If you watch enough of these, she is the reassuring background you stop noticing and would miss.
Follow & about Lini
- From
- Calgary
Lini Evans is a Canadian entertainer. Evans has performed songs in multiple languages. She has described learning songs in unfamiliar languages by listening to them repeatedly to memorize the words and inflections.
Lini’s signature
Across 10 films, Lini frequently leans into Christmas, usually plays a lawyer and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas2 films
- small towns5 films
- a lawyer5 films
- a wedding finale3 films
- enemies-to-lovers6 films
- a return home4 films
3 films
Lini has shared more Hallmark sets with Ryan Paevey than with anyone else.
3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
Known for
Unleashing Mr. Darcy6.2
as Linda Scott · 2016
Weirdness 4/10
Harvest Love6.3
as Grace · 2017
Weirdness 4/10
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas7.0
as Karen · 2020
Weirdness 4/10
Stop the Wedding6.4
as Belle · 2016
Weirdness 5/10
Falling for You6.6
as Patty Hathaway · 2018
Weirdness 4/10
Marrying Mr. Darcy6.0
as Linda Scott · 2018
Weirdness 2/10
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Lini’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ryan Paevey, with 3 films together.
Where Lini fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Lini keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 10 movies
Newest first2020s
3 films2010s
7 films- 2018Falling for YouActress as Patty Hathaway · Small Town6.6Weird 4/10
- 2018Marrying Mr. DarcyActress as Linda Scott · Big City6.0Weird 2/10
- 2017Harvest LoveActress as Grace · Thanksgiving6.3Weird 4/10
- 2017
Walking the DogActress as Barb Simmons · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10 - 2016Stop the WeddingActress as Belle · Big City6.4Weird 5/10
- 2016Unleashing Mr. DarcyActress as Linda Scott · Big City6.2Weird 4/10
- 2015
Love, AgainActress as Brittany Hoffbrauer · Wedding Anniversary6.0Weird 2/10
Lini’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Lini’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Lini Evans
Lini’s creative circle
Most directed by
- David Winning2 films
- Michael M. Scott2 films
Most written by
- Teena Booth2 films
- Teri Wilson2 films
Who Lini works with
The cast and crew Lini 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 6.5 across 10 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Lini Evans been in?
- We have 10 Hallmark movies on file for Lini Evans, spanning 2015–2021.
- What kind of Hallmark movies is Lini Evans known for?
- Lini is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with a wedding finale.
- What is Lini Evans's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas (2020) is Lini's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.0/10 audience rating.
- What is Lini Evans's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016) has more audience votes than any other Lini Evans Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Lini Evans usually star with?
- Lini has shared 3 films with Ryan Paevey, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Lini Evans still making Hallmark movies?
- The newest Lini Hallmark credit we have is from 2021; nothing later has turned up yet.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Lini Evans made?
- Lini Evans turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
- What was Lini Evans's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Lini Hallmark title we have is Love, Again (2015).
- Where is Lini Evans from?
- Lini is from Calgary.
- What does Lini Evans do in Hallmark movies?
- Lini Evans works on Hallmark films as actress.
Data & sources
Lini’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.
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