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Bethany Joy Lenz’s Daughter Debuts in Hallmark+ Prequel ‘Hope Valley: 1874’

Lenz says her 15-year-old earned the part through a formal audition.

Overview

  • Maria March, 15, appears as Vivian Doyle in episode two, which released Thursday on Hallmark+, with a recurring role confirmed for later episodes.
  • Lenz says she made her daughter audition and that she won the part through the same process used for other actors.
  • Producers agreed to film around the teen’s high school schedule, which Lenz says cleared the way for her to accept the series.
  • Mother and daughter walked the Los Angeles premiere red carpet on March 18, marking one of the teen’s first major public outings tied to the show.
  • The casting fits a recent Hallmark pattern of mother‑daughter pairings, following Megan Sweeney with Alison Sweeney and Rowan Henchy with Brooke Shields.