Marilu Henner

ActressActive 2011–2024

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Career at a glance

28Hallmark films

4 at Christmas

Audience rating6.7 / 10

across 26 rated films

Weirdness3.5 / 10

Mostly standard issue

Best reviewed

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder7.1

Most recent

A Lesson in Murder: A Teagarden Mystery2024

Marilu Henner does not top a single one of her 28 Hallmark films, and that is the whole point of her. Since 2011 she has been the dependable presence at the edge of the frame, almost always in a small town, and her career is welded to one franchise. She and Candace Cameron Bure share 18 films, a real pairing rather than a coincidence, and the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries are where she does her best work. Three of those whodunits tie at the top of her ratings at 7.1, among them Til Death Do Us Part from 2021 and Haunted by Murder from 2022. She plays it straight and never winks at the strange end of the catalog. If you have spent an afternoon solving a cozy murder with Aurora, you have spent it with Marilu too.

Follow & about Marilu

Official sitemarilu.com

From: Chicago
Married to: Frederic Forrest

Marilu Henner is an American actress, singer, and author. She began her career appearing in the original production of the musical Grease in 1971, before making her screen debut in the 1977 comedy-drama film Between the Lines. In 1978, Henner was cast in her breakthrough role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo in the ABC/NBC sitcom Taxi, a role she played until 1983 and for which she received five Golden Globe Award nominations.

From Wikipedia

Marilu’s signature

Across 28 films, Marilu returns to Christmas, almost always plays a librarian and is almost always set in small towns.

Christmas4 films
small towns21 films
a librarian20 films
a hidden secret21 films

6 hours

6 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

Adds up across 4 festive titles.

Known for

Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick poster

Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick6.6

as Aida · 2015

Weirdness 3/10

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8

as Aida · 2015

Weirdness 3/10

Hitched for the Holidays6.5

as Maxine Greene · 2012

Weirdness 6/10

Certified weird

A Kiss Before Christmas7.0

as Rona Bellingham · 2021

Weirdness 9/10

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.7

as Aida · 2016

Weirdness 2/10

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.9

as Aida · 2016

Weirdness 4/10

On-screen partners

Frequent co-star

Marilu’s most frequent on-screen partner is Candace Cameron Bure, with 18 films together.

Recurring roles

Marilu is a recurring face in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries13 films

Where Marilu fits in

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

All 28 movies

Newest first

2020s

12 films

2010s

16 films

Marilu’s standouts

In pictures

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

Marilu Henner

Beyond Hallmark

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

Haunted Mansionas Carol Tourist
2023
Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Vivian Ludley
2013 · TV
NCIS: Los Angelesas Elizabeth Kilbride
2009 · TV
Grey's Anatomyas Alice Moser
2005 · TV
Two and a Half Menas Linda
2003 · TV
Man on the Moonas Self (uncredited)
1999
Batman: Mask of the Phantasmas Additional Voices / Veronica Vreeland (voice)
1993
Batman: The Animated Seriesas Veronica Vreeland (voice)
1992 · TV

Marilu’s creative circle

Most directed by

Most written by

Charlaine Harris19 films
Teena Booth18 films
Jim Head7 films

Who Marilu works with

The cast and crew Marilu 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 6.7 across 26 rated movies — each dot is one film.