Mystery Woman
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Mystery Woman is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel
since 2003, starring Emmy
-nominated actress Kellie Martin
as Samantha Kinsey, proprietor of a bookstore specializing in mystery books who gets involved in solving real-life mysteries. Along with the movie series McBride
, Murder 101
and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title
Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel.
) - An avid murder-mystery fan who inherits a bookstore in the first film. Her extensive knowledge of murder-mystery books assists her in her amateur sleuthing.
Philby (J.E. Freeman in the first film, Clarence Williams III
in subsequent films) - Caretaker of the bookstore, later revealed to have worked in a secret agency for the government. Samantha's father figure.
Cassie Hillman (Constance Zimmer
in the first film, replaced by Nina Siemaszko
in subsequent films) - An Assistant to the D.A. and personal friend of Samantha.
Chief Connors (Casey Sander
) - the often-foiled police chief who is quick to arrest before Samantha usually proves him wrong. Despite the fact that he hates it when Samantha interferes in his investigations, Chief Connors does care for her as shown in In The Shadows when he tells her that she may be a pain in the back side but she's his pain in the back side. His affection is also shown by his nickname for her: 'Snoopy'.
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
since 2003, starring Emmy
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-nominated actress Kellie Martin
Kellie Martin
Kellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
as Samantha Kinsey, proprietor of a bookstore specializing in mystery books who gets involved in solving real-life mysteries. Along with the movie series McBride
McBride (TV series)
McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered on January 14, 2005, and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. Along with the movie series Mystery Woman, Murder 101 and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title Hallmark Channel Mystery...
, Murder 101
Murder 101
Murder 101 is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel since 2006. In it, Dick Van Dyke stars as professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell, an absent-minded and brilliant criminologist. His son Barry Van Dyke co-stars as a former cop who is working as a private...
and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title
Umbrella title
An umbrella title is a formal or informal name connecting a number of individual items with a common theme. It is most often used in lieu of listing separately the separate components or providing a convenient "label" for a collection of disciplines.-Academia:...
Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel.
Main cast
Samantha Kinsey (Kellie MartinKellie Martin
Kellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
) - An avid murder-mystery fan who inherits a bookstore in the first film. Her extensive knowledge of murder-mystery books assists her in her amateur sleuthing.
Philby (J.E. Freeman in the first film, Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III is an American actor.-Early life:Williams was born in New York City. His grandfather was Clarence Williams, the jazz pianist and composer. He was raised by his grandmother.-Career:...
in subsequent films) - Caretaker of the bookstore, later revealed to have worked in a secret agency for the government. Samantha's father figure.
Cassie Hillman (Constance Zimmer
Constance Zimmer
Constance Zimmer is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Dana Gordon in HBO's Entourage and as Claire Simms on the critically acclaimed ABC legal comedy-drama Boston Legal...
in the first film, replaced by Nina Siemaszko
Nina Siemaszko
Nina Siemaszko is an American film and television actress.-Biography:Siemaszko was born Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko in Chicago, Illinois to a Polish American father, a fighter in the Polish Underground who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and an English mother...
in subsequent films) - An Assistant to the D.A. and personal friend of Samantha.
Chief Connors (Casey Sander
Casey Sander
Casey Sander is an American actor known as the character "Captain" Jimmy Wennick on the short-lived TV series Tucker. His television credits also include The Golden Girls, Grace Under Fire, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and Hunter among other...
) - the often-foiled police chief who is quick to arrest before Samantha usually proves him wrong. Despite the fact that he hates it when Samantha interferes in his investigations, Chief Connors does care for her as shown in In The Shadows when he tells her that she may be a pain in the back side but she's his pain in the back side. His affection is also shown by his nickname for her: 'Snoopy'.
Films in the series
- Mystery Woman (2003)
- Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend (2005)
- Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005)
- Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder (2005)
- Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder (2005)
- Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005)
- Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006)
- Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006)
- Mystery Woman: Oh Baby (2006)
- Mystery Woman: Redemption (2006)
- Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (2007)
External links
- Mystery Woman on Hallmark ChannelHallmark ChannelThe Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...