Lacey Chabert Celebrates Hitting Her 40th Hallmark Movie withThe Christmas Quest: 'It's Really Surreal' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lacey Chabert on Celebrations with Lacey Chabert.Photo:Hallmark Media/Kim Nunneley

Hallmark Media/Kim Nunneley

Lacey Chabertis facing a major milestone as her latest Hallmark Christmas movie,A Christmas Quest, nears its debut: her 40th Hallmark movie.

TheMean Girlsactress, 42, first appeared on the network in 2010’sElevator Girl, a modern retelling ofCinderellawhich also starred Ryan Merriman.

“It’s crazy, right?! I’m so, so proud of it," she tells PEOPLE of the milestone. “It’s really surreal.”

She continues: “I never would’ve known when I did the first one that it would turn into what it has, and I’m just so proud of it and the journey and the excitement of all that filming 40 movies has brought to my life. It’s just been a beautiful experience.”

Kristoffer Polaha and Lacey Chabert in The Christmas Quest.Hallmark

Hallmark

“She’s amazing. She’s everything,” Polaha told PEOPLE of Chabert during theHoliday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Storypremiere in Kansas City on Nov. 30. “I get why she’s the GOAT of holiday films. … And she’s just so kind and so professional and smart.”

“Our movie is huge and it’s beautiful and I can’t wait for people to see it,” he adds.

“That was a blast,” Chabert says of filming the movie with Polaha on a glacier and in ice caves throughout Iceland.

OnInstagram, Polaha called the experience “one of the highlights of 2024. … So many moments and memories. So grateful for it all.”

ButThe Christmas Questisn’t Chabert’s only Christmas movie this year: She also stars in Netflix’s hit rom-comHot Frosty, which premiered earlier this year.

Lacey Chabert in Hot Frosty.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

“Everyone knows I love Christmas and I love, love, love making these Christmas movies,” she says. “So to have the opportunity to expand and do that twice this year was just such an exciting experience.”

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The Christmas Questpremieres Sunday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel.Hot Frostyis currently streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com