Lacey Chabert

 ( 1982 Births ) 

Chabert made her big-screen debut starring as Penny Robinson in Lost in Space (1998). She then had a supporting role as Amanda Becker in the parody film Not Another Teen Movie (2001), and provided the voice of Aleu, the title character's daughter, in (2002). In addition to her animation voice work as Eliza Thornberry from 1998–2004, Chabert was the voice of Meg Griffin, uncredited, on the first season of Family Guy in 1999, after which Mila Kunis took over the role when Chabert became too busy with schooling and her other work.

Chabert then appeared in Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006) on ABC Family; had a role in a 2006 remake of the 1974 horror film Black Christmas, and in an episode of Ghost Whisperer opposite former Party of Five co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. Her voice work in the second half of the decade included the roles of Princess Elise in the video game Sonic the Hedgehog and Gwen Stacy in The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.

In 2019, Chabert began starring in the Crossword Mysteries series on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. After several actors left the Hallmark Channel in 2022 to go to the new Great American Family network, Chabert voiced her allegiance to Hallmark, and signed a new contract allowing her to take on a larger role with the network, including producing some of her own movies. Chabert portrayed marketing executive Josie Wilder in the network's Romance film drama Sweet Carolina in 2021, in which Josie returns home and suddenly becomes her niece and nephew's guardian. Chabert was credited as an executive producer and also contributed to the film's story with Jonathan Prince and Michael Reisz. In February 2022, Chabert signed an exclusive multi-film deal with Hallmark Channel's parent company, Crown Media Family Networks. She co-starred with Kevin McGarry in the popular‘‘The Wedding Veil’’ series.

In November 2023, Chabert starred in a Mean Girls-themed Black Friday commercial for Walmart, along with her original co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Rajiv Surendra and Daniel Franzese. A second commercial, titled "Gretchen's Wednesday", was entirely centered around Chabert's character Gretchen Wieners and her family life. On November 27, 2023, it was announced that Chabert was working on an unscripted Hallmark project, Celebrations with Lacey Chabert, which premiered on Hallmark+ on September 10, 2024. She was also credited as an executive producer of the series. On May 13, 2024, Variety announced that Chabert has a lead role in the Netflix holiday film Hot Frosty. Chabert starred as a widow who brings a snowman to life two years after losing her husband. Released on November 13, 2024, Hot Frosty was placed at number one on Netflix in its first week after release.

In September 2022, Chabert launched her own Clothing line with home shopping television network HSN called the "Lacey Chabert Collection". In an interview with InStyle, Chabert said: "I've always dreamed of having a clothing line." The line includes jackets, jogger pants, leggings, socks, "Mommy & Me" dresses, and cardigans and is priced between $15.00 and $80.00. Her first ready-to-wear collection for HSN was released in March 2024.

Chabert has been featured on numerous magazine covers, such as Stuff, People, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and Maxim. She was on the cover of Maxim at age 31, and said, "I got the call from Maxim and then immediately put down the cupcake and ran to the gym."

• The Broadway Kids Sing Broadway (1994)

• Chabert, Lacey (October 26, 2020). "Lacey Chabert: Christmas Is Close to My Heart". Guideposts.