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    Shelley Evans

    Writer·Active 2008–2021
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    Career at a glance

    7Hallmark films

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 7 rated films

    Weirdness3.4 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After6.8

    Everything Shelley has done for Hallmark, from An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) right through to Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After (2021).

    Follow & about Shelley

    • Official siteshelleyevans.com

    Shelley’s signature

    Across 7 films, Shelley often plays a chef and is usually set in small towns.

    • small towns4 films
    • a chef3 films
    • second-chance romance4 films
    • a hidden secret7 films
    • a scene-stealing pet3 films

    4 films

    Shelley has shared more Hallmark sets with Holly Robinson Peete than with anyone else.

    4 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster
    Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8

    Writer · 2017

    Weirdness 2/10

    Sandra Brown's White Hot poster
    Sandra Brown's White Hot6.2

    Writer · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving poster
    An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving6.5

    Writer · 2008

    Weirdness 3/10

    Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps poster
    Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps6.5

    Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu poster
    Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu6.4

    Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder poster
    Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder6.4

    Writer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    On-screen partners

    Holly Robinson Peete headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Shelley’s most frequent on-screen partner is Holly Robinson Peete, with 4 films together.

    • Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After (2021)·
    • Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder (2019)·
    • Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps (2018)·
    • Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu (2018)
    • Karen Robinson4
    • Al Roker3
    • David James Lewis3
    • Jesse Moss3
    • Rick Fox3

    Recurring roles

    Shelley is a recurring face in Morning Show Mysteries.

    • Morning Show Mysteries4 films

    Where Shelley fits in

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

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

    All 7 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    1 film
    • 2021Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever AfterWriter · New Year's6.8Weird 4/10

    2010s

    5 films
    • 2019Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to MurderWriter · Small Town6.4Weird 4/10
    • 2018Morning Show Mystery: Mortal MishapsWriter · Big City6.5Weird 4/10
    • 2018Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the MenuWriter · Big City6.4Weird 4/10
    • 2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryWriter · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2016Sandra Brown's White HotWriter · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2008An Old Fashioned ThanksgivingWriter · Thanksgiving6.5Weird 3/10

    Shelley’s standouts

    • Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After poster
      Highest ratedMorning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After (2021)

      Best-reviewed of the 7, at 6.8/10

      6.8
    • Sandra Brown's White Hot poster
      Most divisiveSandra Brown's White Hot (2016)

      Lowest-rated of the 7 — every filmography has one

      6.2

    In pictures

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

    • Shelley Evans headshotShelley Evans
    • Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After poster
    • Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder poster
    • Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps poster
    • Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu poster
    • Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster
    • Sandra Brown's White Hot poster
    • An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving poster

    Shelley’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Holly Robinson Peete4 films
    • Karen Robinson4 films
    • Al Roker3 films
    • David James Lewis3 films
    • Jesse Moss3 films

    Who Shelley works with

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

    Shelley Evans's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsAl Roker: 4 films togetherAl Roker4 filmsDick Lochte: 4 films togetherDick Lochte4 filmsHolly Robinson Peete: 4 films togetherHolly Robinson…4 filmsKaren Robinson: 4 films togetherKaren Robinson4 filmsDaren luc Sasges: 3 films togetherDaren luc Sasges3 filmsDavid James Lewis: 3 films togetherDavid James Lew…3 filmsHamish Thomson: 3 films togetherHamish Thomson3 films

    Movies by year

    Shelley Evans Hallmark movies by release year12008112112021

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.5 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.5Sandra Brown's White Hot: 6.2Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder: 6.4Morning Show Mystery: Murder on the Menu: 6.4Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps: 6.5An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving: 6.5Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After: 6.8Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: 6.8

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Shelley Evans been in?
    We have 7 Hallmark movies on file for Shelley Evans, spanning 2008–2021.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Shelley Evans known for?
    Shelley is best known for romances set in small towns, often with second-chance romance.
    What is Shelley Evans's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After (2021) is Shelley's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.8/10 audience rating.
    What is Shelley Evans's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017) has more audience votes than any other Shelley Evans Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Shelley Evans usually star with?
    Shelley has shared 4 films with Holly Robinson Peete, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Shelley Evans still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Shelley Hallmark credit we have is from 2021; nothing later has turned up yet.
    What was Shelley Evans's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Shelley Hallmark title we have is An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008).
    What does Shelley Evans do in Hallmark movies?
    Shelley Evans works on Hallmark films as writer.

    Data & sources

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

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