She was always a performer, even at a young age, but she never thought of making a career out of it.

But now Vernon-born and Vancouver-based actress Hannah Pederson can91裸聊视频檛 imagine life without acting.

Pederson, now a career actress, is steadily building her identity as a household name and has scored her first lead role in the form of Aimee Lee in Hallmark91裸聊视频檚 Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder, which is set to air on the Hallmark channel Aug. 12 and for release beyond the channel in the near future.

91裸聊视频淭his was my first lead role in a Hallmark movie,91裸聊视频� Pederson said, adding that her relationship with the company began early on in her acting career.

Filmed approximately five months ago over the course of a month in Vancouver, Garage Sale Mystery follows Lori Loughlin of Full House91裸聊视频檚 Aunt Becky and 9021091裸聊视频檚 Debbie Wilson fame as her character, Jennifer, unravels a mystery.

91裸聊视频淢urders mysteriously continue to happen in front of her,91裸聊视频� Pederson said of Hallmark91裸聊视频檚 Garage Sale Mystery series.

Pederson first stepped into the TV movie series in 2015.

91裸聊视频淚 booked a Garage Sale Mystery in 2015, but it was a super small role,91裸聊视频� she said.

However, over the past three years, Pederson said she has continued to build that rapport with Hallmark.

91裸聊视频淚 just felt like I connected really well with produces, with fans of the show,91裸聊视频� Pederson said. 91裸聊视频淚 feel like they kind of took me under their wing. It91裸聊视频檚 been pretty consistent. I feel at home with them and their content.91裸聊视频�

From the content to the producers and fan base, Pederson said it91裸聊视频檚 a relationship she is happy to have cultivated.

91裸聊视频淧eople meet me in real life and say, 91裸聊视频榊ou are like a Hallmark movie,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she laughed.

Over the course of her career, Pederson has starred in several shorts, series and TV movies such as Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe, Summer Love, Every Christmas Has a Story and When Calls the Heart and has made appearances in several Vancouver favourites like The Good Doctor and Supernatural.

However, one genre that has consistently crept into her filmography was simply by chance: sci-fi horror.

91裸聊视频淚n Vancouver, we do a lot of sci-fi, murder mysteries, we have Supernatural 91裸聊视频� I think it just worked out that way. I want more Christmas movies,91裸聊视频� she laughed.

Even though the genre she often appears in is a mere coincidence, she wouldn91裸聊视频檛 change a thing.

91裸聊视频淚 absolutely love doing it. It feels like something I connect with,91裸聊视频� Pederson said. 91裸聊视频淚 think I connect really well with emotional characters.91裸聊视频�

And for Pederson, that connection is half of the fun.

91裸聊视频淚 love to connect with new characters. You just learn what it91裸聊视频檚 like to walk in other people91裸聊视频檚 shoes. I really care about it and I really try to honour the characters. I think it91裸聊视频檚 important to honour the stories,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淎ll these people are real in some way. Everyone can relate to the characters 91裸聊视频� that91裸聊视频檚 why we watch TV.91裸聊视频�

While she has become fully enamoured by the craft, it was a career choice that almost didn91裸聊视频檛 happen. During Pederson91裸聊视频檚 high school years, she was an avid athlete and sports were her No. 1 priority until she decided to give acting a try. Pederson moved to Calgary for a theatre intensive and learned the Meisner technique at the Playhouse.

91裸聊视频淲hen I first got there, I didn91裸聊视频檛 really fit in,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭aking those courses and learning about acting truly swept me off my feet.91裸聊视频�

After her two-year intensive, Pederson moved back to Vernon briefly before heading to the west coast.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 know much coming here. I knew the film industry was booming at that time,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just really amazing to come from a small town and have a city that has so much opportunity so close by. We91裸聊视频檙e really fortunate for that.91裸聊视频�

Pederson has seen success in her career in Vancouver but said she has started the process to break into the Los Angeles scene.

91裸聊视频淚 have a family and mom who always told me to dream big,91裸聊视频� Pederson said. 91裸聊视频淚 just want to be a full-time actor. I would really like to be a series lead. Long-term, I just want to be a series actor and in a couple feature films.91裸聊视频�

And, with a lead role Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder under her belt, Pederson said that dream is closer than ever.

91裸聊视频淚t was so exciting,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like tasting sugar for the first time.91裸聊视频�

parker.crook@vernonmorningstar.com
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