Actor Brooke D’Orsay has joined the ranks of Hallmark Channel’s frequent holiday movie stars.

The beautiful blonde has enchanted audiences with the many love stories that she has starred in.

(Although there is one Hallmark trope D’Orsay hasn’t done that she would love to play!)

Brooke D’Orsay at Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas red carpet

But D’Orsay had a long and interesting journey before becoming a Hallmark star.

Early in her acting career, she did commercials, guest appearances on TV shows, and voiceover work.

As a young girl, D’Orsay didn’t have dreams of being on the screen.

Brooke D’Orsay smiling

In fact, she lived a more athletic life.

“I liked being part of a group,” she recalled. "

D’Orsay answered the call.

Brooke D’Orsay in 2009

“I was a gymnast, so I got my union card because I could do a backflip.

That was very fortunate; all my training served me well.”

But D’Orsay was passionate and determined to succeed.

Brooke D’Orsay attends the Hallmark 2019 TCA event

“Now I look back and I can’t believe I did it.

“I just knew there was something else there that I was trying to get to.”

D’Orsay definitely made the right call.

She made her film debut in the 2001 movie “Why Can’t I Be A Movie Star.”

She is perhaps best known for starring as Paige Collins on the series “Royal Pains.”

The inaugural Hallmark Christmas Cruise was an absolute BLAST,” D’Orsay wrote in the caption.

“Thank you to all of those on board who made it so, so special.”