‘A LITTLE DAYTIME DRAMA’ Cast Bios

JEN LILLEY (Maggie) – A star on both the silver and small screens, including the Academy Award-winning film, The Artist, NBC’s iconic daytime series “Days of Our Lives,” ABC’s “,” and a regular leading lady on Hallmark Channel, actress/singer/philanthropist Jen Lilley has tackled countless roles throughout her illustrious career.

Lilley’s creative prowess does not end when the director yells cut as she is also a singer and songwriter. When not busy in front of the camera, or perfecting her vocals in studio, she can be found hosting her podcast, "Fostering Hope with Jen Lilley," to demystify the foster care system and encourage loving people to get involved in the cause.

She is a true champion for charities. In addition to donating 100% of her music profits to create a neighborhood model of safe loving foster homes, she co-founded Christmas is Not Cancelled, Inc., a marketing company that raises awareness and funds for amazing causes and nonprofits while giving participants the chance to win huge prizes.

As a teenager, Lilley garnered the National Educators Award for her work in Guatemala. She is known for advocating children’s rights and supports charities that focus on protecting children against physical and sexual abuse, human trafficking, and the world water crisis. Truly selfless, she is a foster and adoptive parent herself and is a celebrity ambassador for the child abuse and treatment organization Childhelp, Project Orphans, ECPAT, Olive Crest, The Dave Thomas Foundation, The Thirst Project, The Los Angeles Mission, Oneless, A21, Children of the Night and the Innocent Justice Foundation.

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RYAN PAEVEY (Darin) – Ryan Paevey launched his career in December 2013, playing Detective Nathan West on ABC's “General Hospital.” His character instantly became a fan favorite, and he spent four years on the show. Paevey’s departure became one of the most mourned deaths in the history of the soap.

During his time on “General Hospital,” Paevey also starred in the Hallmark Channel original movies “Unleashing Mr. Darcy” in 2016 and “Harvest Love” in 2017. In 2018, he appeared in “Marrying Mr. Darcy” on Hallmark Channel and “Hope at Christmas” on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. In 2019, Paevey starred the Hallmark Channel original movies “From Friend to Fiancé,” “A Summer Romance” and “Christmas at the Plaza,” and was seen in a guest arc on the BET drama “Games People Play.” Most recently, Paevey was seen in Hallmark Channel’s “Matching Hearts” and “A Timeless Christmas.”

Born and raised in Southern California, Paevey spent most of his childhood exploring the great outdoors. Acting was never on his radar growing up, and he was happiest when he was outside camping, hiking or rock climbing. Though he’s a true outdoorsman at heart, his striking features caught the attention of a modeling agency, and he started modeling on the side for extra cash while working in construction. Aside from his print work, Paevey was featured in Christina Aguilera's music video, “Your Body.”

On his days off, Paevey can be found (or, actually, not found) scouting out uncharted territories for the occasional cliff jumping session or finding other ways to satisfy his craving for thrill seeking – sitting still is not an option. He is also a self-proclaimed nerd, loving video games and all things tech.

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LINDA DANO (Alice) – Linda Dano is an American actress, author and businesswoman. She is well-known for her roles in daytime drama, in particular as on “” and Felicia Gallant on “Another World.” She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award five times, winning once for Lead Actress in 1993 for her work on “Another World.” Dano also co- hosted the talk show “” on Lifetime and has had a long-running clothing and home- furnishings line with QVC, first partnering with the home shopping channel in 1993. Recently, Dano returned to daytime in her recurring role of Vivian Alamain on “Days of Our Lives.”

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