Erin Krakow

 Erin Krakow, born September 5th, 1984 was an American actor from the United States. She appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives and also plays Elizabeth Thornton in the Hallmark TV series When Calls the Heart.Erin Alisa Krakow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later, she lived in Wellington, Florida with her brother Kyle Krakow and her parents who were Dr. Elliott Krakow. She went to the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida. She took classes in drama at the Juilliard School in New York City before beginning her stage acting career performing in plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest, George the Fourth, and Steel Magnolias.From the year 2010 until 2012, Krakow had the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel in the Lifetime drama on television Army Wives, playing a medic in Afghanistan. Later, she appeared on the crime-comedy-drama series Castle.In 2014, Krakow began starring as the lead character in the Hallmark Channel drama series When Calls the Heart, alongside Australian born actor Daniel Lissing..