Mystery Woman:

Vision of a Murder

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KELLIE MARTIN IS ‘MYSTERY WOMAN’

IN FRONT OF – AND BEHIND – THE LENS

Emmy^® Nominee Makes Directorial Debut

With “Vision of a Murder” Premiere

          Kellie Martin, who stars in the Hallmark Channel Mystery Movie franchise Mystery Woman, steps behind the camera to direct “Vision of a Murder,” the fourth installment of the suspenseful “who” and “howdunit,” premiering Sunday, June 5 (7/6c).

          Martin, who received an Emmy^® Award nomination for her performance in the acclaimed series “Life Goes On,” stars as Samantha Kinsey, a talented photographer who inherits her uncle’s “Mystery Woman” bookstore and uses the fictional thrillers to solve real-life chilling crimes.

          The enigmatic Philby (Clarence Williams III, “Mod Squad”), an ex-secret agent who works at the bookstore, and Cassie Hillman (Nina Siemaszko, “The West Wing”), the local D.A. and Sam’s best friend, prove invaluable to the amateur sleuth’s investigations.  But the town lawman, Chief Connors (Casey Sander, “Grace Under Fire”) wishes Sam would keep her nose in her books and out of his business.

          In “Vision of a Murder,” Samantha brings Cassie along for a treat when she’s hired to shoot marketing photos for a new spa.  Their dreams of being pampered turn into a nightmare when one of the guests staying at the upscale retreat meets an untimely end.   

          Mystery Woman was created by Michael Sloan.  Joyce Burditt, creator of the acclaimed series “Diagnosis Murder,” is writer and executive producer for the franchise. 

          Mystery Woman is a Hallmark Entertainment presentation.  Robert Halmi, Jr. and Larry Levinson are executive producers.  Nick Lombardo, Michael Moran and Amy Goldberg are co-executive producers.  Randy Pope and Lincoln Lageson are producers.  “Vision of Murder” was directed by Kellie Martin.  The Hallmark Channel Mystery Movie is A Mat IV Production in association with Alpine Medien and Larry Levinson Productions.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming to a national audience of 75 million subscribers.  The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,300 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country.  Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the top 10 ad-supported cable networks in Total Day and Prime Time household ratings and is the nation’s leading network in providing family-friendly programming.  Crown Media also operates a second 24-hour linear channel, Hallmark Movie Channel.

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