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Erin Cottrell

Erin Cottrell

Actor · Born August 24, 1975 (51) · Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

Erin Cottrell is an American actress who has appeared in the role of Missie LaHaye in five of the eight films in the Love Comes Softly series. She acted in Love's Long Journey, Love's Abiding Joy, Love's Unending Legacy, Love's Unfolding Dream, and Love Takes Wing.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1975 (51)
From
Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Erin Cottrell's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Hero
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Tense
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Erin Cottrell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Erin Cottrell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Identical(2014)

    as Jenny O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Glades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Vonn

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
  • Meteor(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chelsea Hapscomb

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Love Takes Wing(2009)

    as Missy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Street Warrior(2008)

    as Sarah Campbell

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Love's Unfolding Dream(2007)

    as Missy Tyler

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Love's Unending Legacy(2007)

    as Missie LaHaye

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Love's Abiding Joy(2006)

    as Missie LaHaye

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Love's Long Journey(2005)

    as Missie LaHaye

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Faith of My Fathers(2005)

    as Carol McCain

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Little House on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Caroline Ingalls

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline Williams

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Patty Nelson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003)

    as Delta Nu President

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • WatchUsDie.com (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Constance Mercado

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Bays

  • Strangers with Candy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Relay Team Member

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1994 to 2014; peak year 2006.

Film career

19942014

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 57% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Erin Cottrell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed5

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Erin Cottrell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erin Cottrell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Levinson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers