Lacey Chabert faces a major milestone as her latest Hallmark Christmas movie, Christmas questapproaching her debut: her 40th Hallmark movie.
The Mean girls The 42-year-old actress first appeared online in 2010 The girl from the elevatormodern retelling Cinderella which also starred Ryan Merriman.
“That’s crazy, isn’t it?! I’m so, so proud of it,” she tells PEOPLE of the milestone. “It’s really surreal.”
She continues, “When I did the first one, I never knew it would turn into what it has, and I’m very proud of that and the journey and the excitement of everything that making 40 films has brought to my life. It’s just been a beautiful experience.”
Kristoffer Polaha and Lacey Chabert in Christmas Quest.
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Christmas quest follows Chabert as an archaeologist who teams up with her Norse language expert ex-husband (played by Kristoffer Polaha) to find a legendary treasure in Iceland. She and Polaha recorded Indiana Jones-esque adventure film on location in Iceland.
“She’s amazing. She’s everything,” Polaha told PEOPLE of Chabert during Holiday Touchdown: The Chiefs’ Love Story premiering in Kansas City on November 30. “I can see why she’s the GOAT among holiday movies…And she’s so kind, so professional and smart.”
“Our film is huge and beautiful and I can’t wait for people to see it,” he adds.
“It was great,” Chabert says of filming with Polah on a glacier and in ice caves across Iceland.
On Instagram, Polaha called the experience “one of the highlights of 2024. … So many moments and memories. I’m so grateful for it all.”
But Christmas quest isn’t Chabert’s only Christmas movie this year: She also stars in Netflix’s hit rom-com Hot Frostywhich premiered at the beginning of this year.
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Lacey Chabert in Hot Frosty.
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“Everybody knows I love Christmas and I love, love, love making these Christmas movies,” she says. “So to have the opportunity to expand and do it twice this year was such an exciting experience.”
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Christmas quest premieres Sunday, December 1, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the Hallmark Channel. Hot Frosty currently streaming on Netflix.
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