Erin Krakow (born ) is an American actress and producer. She appeared in the Lifetime TV series ''

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'', and stars as Elizabeth Thatcher in the

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TV series ''

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''.

Early life

Erin Alisa Krakow was born in

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. She later lived in

Wellington, Florida Wellington is a village west of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County and north of Miami. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area and the fifth largest municipality in Palm Beach County by population. As of the 2020 census, the village had a po ...

, with her brother, Kyle Krakow, and her parents, Morgan Krakow and Dr. Elliott Krakow. She attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr School of the Arts in

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.Krakow in She studied drama at the

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in New York City, and began her acting career on stage, with roles in ''

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'', ''George the Fourth'', and ''

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''.

Career

From 2010 to 2012, Krakow had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel in the Lifetime television drama series ''

'', playing a medic in Afghanistan. She later guest-starred on the crime-comedy-drama series ''

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''. In 2014, Krakow began starring as the lead character in the

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drama series ''

'', alongside Australian born actor

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. She plays teacher Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, a role originated by

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in the movie that spawned the series. Krakow starred in the 2016

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film ''

Finding Father Christmas The ''Father Christmas'' film series is an American/Canadian trilogy, starring Erin Krakow and Niall Matter, based on the novels of Robin Jones Gunn. The films were originally broadcast in the USA on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as part of the c ...

''. Adapted from the novels of

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, she starred alongside

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as Miranda Chester, a woman who visits a small Vermont town at Christmas time, looking for clues as to the identity of her father. At the time of broadcast, the film became the most watched premiere in the network's history. Hallmark announced a sequel to the film in May 2017. Filming for the sequel, entitled ''

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'', took place in

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in June 2017, with both Krakow and Matter reprising their roles. The film premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in November 2017. Krakow began filming a third installment in the series, entitled '' Marrying Father Christmas'' in March 2018. The film premiered in the USA on the

channel on November 4, 2018, as part of their "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krakow, Erin Living people 21st-century American actresses American television actresses American stage actresses Juilliard School alumni Actresses from Philadelphia Actresses from Florida People from Wellington, Florida 1980s births Year of birth missing (living people)