
Vanessa Lengies
Career at a glance
3Hallmark films
All 3 at Christmas
across 3 rated films
Noticeably offbeat
Best reviewed
Everything Vanessa has done for Hallmark, from Heart of the Holidays (2020) right through to Take Me Back for Christmas (2023).
Follow & about Vanessa
- From
- Montreal
Vanessa Lengies is a Canadian actress, dancer, and singer. She is known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski. She appeared as Charge Nurse Kelly Epson on the TNT medical drama HawthoRNe, and has appeared in the recurring role of Sugar Motta in the third, fourth, and sixth seasons of the Fox series Glee. In 2021, Lengies played Erica on Turner & Hooch.
Vanessa’s signature
Across 3 films, Vanessa almost always leans into Christmas and almost always plays an executive.
- Christmas3 films
- an executive3 films
- a supernatural twist2 films
- second-chance romance2 films
8/10
Vanessa's wildest Hallmark outing scores 8 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.
Take Me Back for Christmas, proof the formula can get strange.
On-screen partners

Vanessa’s most frequent on-screen partner is Corey Sevier, with 2 films together — top-billed alongside each other in 2 of them.
Where Vanessa fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Vanessa keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 3 movies
Newest firstVanessa’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Vanessa’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Vanessa’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Corey Sevier2 films
Most written by
- Kate Pragnell3 films



