Best known for her starring role as Elizabeth Thornton in Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart, which is in its 11th season, and her recurring role on Lifetime Television’s Army Wives, Erin Krakow has graced both the stage and screen during her acting career.
Krakow is a classically trained actor and graduated with a BFA from The Juilliard School. She had starring roles in a number of the esteemed school’s productions, including Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth Night, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Yelena in Black Russian. Beyond her work at Juilliard, Krakow has appeared in many prominent stage roles, including Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and Shelby in the stage adaptation of Steel Magnolias.
Krakow has transitioned from stage to screen, earning series regular, recurring and guest-starring roles on top television series. On Lifetime’s Army Wives, Krakow played the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel. She also earned the recurring role of Molly on CBS’ hit daytime soap Guiding Light. Krakow guest-starred on Castle for ABC, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS for CBS and Good Girls Revolt for Amazon/Sony.
Elizabeth Thornton on When Calls the Heart is not Krakow’s only beloved character for Hallmark Channel. She also played lead roles in It Was Always You, Chance at Romance, Christie in A Cookie Cutter Christmas, The Wedding Cottage and, most recently, Blind Date Book Club. On Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Krakow played Miranda in Finding Father Christmas, Engaging Father Christmas and Marrying Father Christmas and Ella in Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen.
Born in Philadelphia, Krakow grew up in South Florida where she attended Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. She continued her dramatic studies at The Juilliard School in New York City. She now resides in Los Angeles when she isn’t filming in Vancouver, BC.