Lacey Chabert, a Hallmark veteran, is extending her partnership with the parent company Crown Media Family Networks. Crown Media has signed Chabert to an exclusive multi-picture overall agreement. Over the next two years, she will star in and executive produce films, as well as develop new content for Hallmark Channel and other Hallmark platforms.
Lacey Chabert’s contract with Crown Media
Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks said “Lacey’s warmth, talent, relatability, and creative sensibilities have endeared her to millions of Hallmark viewers for more than ten years, making her one of our most in-demand stars.
In addition to shining on-screen, Lacey is a prolific behind-the-scenes creative partner, developing and executive producing many of our highest-quality, most-beloved projects of all time. She inherently understands and embodies what our networks are all about – the transformational power of love and making people feel good – and we look forward to continuing our work with her to create heartfelt, compelling stories that will entertain, inspire, and touch our audience.”
Lacey Chabert’s signing comes after a slew of other Hallmark Channel alums, including Danica McKellar, Jen Lilley, and Trevor Donovan, to name a few. With GAC Family, the renamed Great American Country network led by Bill Abbott, the former CEO of Crown Media Family Networks. Abbott has been bringing in established Hallmark Channel performers that he worked with during his time as the network’s president.
Lacey Chabert TV and Movies
Lacey Chabert is best known for her role as Claudia on Fox’s Party of Five, but she’s also appeared on ABC Family’s Baby Daddy and ABC’s All My Children, as well as in several TV movies, including Gypsy, starring Bette Midler; A Little Piece of Heaven, starring Cloris Leachman; and Lifetime’s What If God Were the Sun? starring Gena Rowlands.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mean Girls, Daddy Day Care, and A&E’s The Brooke Ellison Story are among Lacey Chabert’s feature movie credits.
“My experience at Hallmark, a home to me for over ten years now, has been wonderful and it’s beyond rewarding to create characters and develop stories that resonate so strongly with viewers. I’m also incredibly grateful to Crown’s programming team for supporting me as a producer and empowering me to develop and star in projects that bring my passion and creative vision to life. I am so excited for what’s next and to continue connecting with Hallmark’s audience.”