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    Michelle Ricci

    Director · Writer·Active 2017–2024
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    Career at a glance

    10Hallmark films

    Audience rating6.8 / 10

    across 7 rated films

    Weirdness3.4 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill7.0

    Most recent

    Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit2024

    Everything Michelle has done for Hallmark, from Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder (2017) right through to Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit (2024).

    Follow & about Michelle

    • X@michricci

    Michelle’s signature

    Across 10 films, Michelle frequently leans into Wedding Anniversary, often plays a lawyer and is almost always set in the big city.

    • Wedding Anniversary2 films
    • the big city7 films
    • a lawyer3 films
    • a hidden secret7 films

    8 films

    Michelle has shared more Hallmark sets with Viv Leacock than with anyone else.

    8 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder poster
    Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder6.7

    Writer · 2017

    Weirdness 4/10

    Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder poster
    Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder6.5

    Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 3/10

    Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty poster
    Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty6.7

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill poster
    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill7.0

    Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder poster
    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder6.8

    Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 3/10

    Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder poster
    Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder6.8

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 2/10

    On-screen partners

    Viv Leacock headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Michelle’s most frequent on-screen partner is Viv Leacock, with 8 films together.

    • Legend of the Lost Locket (2024)·
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty (2019)·
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (2019)·
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence (2019)·
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder (2018)·
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder (2018)·
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill (2018)·
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder (2017)
    • Kellie Martin7
    • Lucia Walters7
    • Matthew MacCaull7
    • Emily Holmes5
    • Giacomo Baessato4

    Recurring roles

    Michelle is a recurring face in Hailey Dean Mysteries.

    • Hailey Dean Mysteries7 films

    Where Michelle fits in

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

    • 🏙️Big-city movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies

    All 10 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    3 films
    • 2024Curious Caterer: Forbidden FruitDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2024For Love & HoneyDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2024Legend of the Lost LocketDirector · Wedding AnniversaryNot ratedWeird 5/10

    2010s

    7 films
    • 2019Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for MurderWriter · Big City6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2019Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on DutyWriter · Big City6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2019Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer SentenceWriter · Wedding Anniversary6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2018Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = MurderWriter · Big City6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2018Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for MurderWriter · Big City6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2018Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to KillWriter · Big City7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2017Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is MurderWriter · Big City6.7Weird 4/10

    Michelle’s standouts

    • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill poster
      Highest ratedHailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill (2018)

      Best-reviewed of the 10, at 7.0/10

      7.0
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder poster
      Most divisiveHailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder (2018)

      Lowest-rated of the 10 — every filmography has one

      6.5
    • Legend of the Lost Locket poster
      WeirdestLegend of the Lost Locket (2024)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

    In pictures

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

    • Michelle Ricci headshotMichelle Ricci
    • Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit poster
    • For Love & Honey poster
    • Legend of the Lost Locket poster
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder poster
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty poster
    • Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence poster
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder poster
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder poster
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill poster
    • Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder poster

    Michelle’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Viv Leacock8 films
    • Kellie Martin7 films
    • Lucia Walters7 films
    • Matthew MacCaull7 films
    • Emily Holmes5 films

    Who Michelle works with

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

    Michelle Ricci's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsChristian Bruyère: 8 films togetherChristian Bruyè…8 filmsViv Leacock: 8 films togetherViv Leacock8 filmsHamish Thomson: 7 films togetherHamish Thomson7 filmsKellie Martin: 7 films togetherKellie Martin7 filmsLucia Walters: 7 films togetherLucia Walters7 filmsMatthew MacCaull: 7 films togetherMatthew MacCaull7 filmsNancy Grace: 7 films togetherNancy Grace7 films

    Movies by year

    Michelle Ricci Hallmark movies by release year120173201832019202020212022202332024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.8 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.8Hailey Dean Mystery: 2 + 2 = Murder: 6.5Hailey Dean Mysteries: Death on Duty: 6.7Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder: 6.7Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder: 6.8Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence: 6.8Hailey Dean Mystery: A Marriage Made for Murder: 6.8Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill: 7.0

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Michelle Ricci been in?
    We have 10 Hallmark movies on file for Michelle Ricci, spanning 2017–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Michelle Ricci known for?
    Michelle is best known for Wedding Anniversary movies and romances set in the big city, often with a hidden secret.
    What is Michelle Ricci's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill (2018) is Michelle's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.0/10 audience rating.
    What is Michelle Ricci's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder (2017) has more audience votes than any other Michelle Ricci Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Michelle Ricci usually star with?
    Michelle has shared 8 films with Viv Leacock, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Michelle Ricci still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Michelle Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Michelle Ricci's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Michelle Hallmark title we have is Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder (2017).
    What does Michelle Ricci do in Hallmark movies?
    Michelle Ricci works on Hallmark films as director and writer.

    Data & sources

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

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