Barbara Niven

Acting

Barbara Niven

Born February 26, 1953Portland, Oregon, USA97 credits

Barbara Niven is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her performances in Hallmark and Lifetime movies, and for television roles and independent films. She is also a motivational speaker, media trainer, and animal rights activist and spokesperson as a National Ambassador for American Humane.

Known For

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Movie

2026

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Movie

2026

The Christmas Baby

The Christmas Baby

Movie

2025

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Movie

2025

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Movie

2025

Leah's Perfect Gift

Leah's Perfect Gift

Movie

2024

Filmography

2026Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas DeloresMovie

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2026Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

The Christmas Baby

2025The Christmas Babyas Betty MitchellMovie

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2025Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2025Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Leah's Perfect Gift

2024Leah's Perfect Giftas BarbaraMovie

A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2024A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2024One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

The Last Word

2023The Last Wordas Jillian HarperMovie

Ms. Christmas Comes to Town

2023Ms. Christmas Comes to Townas GayleMovie

A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2023A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2023Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Christmas at the Golden Dragon

2022Christmas at the Golden Dragonas JaneMovie

North to Home

2022North to Homeas SuzanneMovie

The Christmas Contest

2021The Christmas Contestas DonnaMovie

Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2021Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead

2021Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Deadas CandaceMovie

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descentas Aunt CandaceMovie

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing

2020Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringingas Carol ShawMovie

USS Christmas

2020USS Christmasas ElizabethMovie

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

2020Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaveras Aunt CandaceMovie

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

2019Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joyas Carol ShawMovie

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

2019Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murderas Aunt CandaceMovie

Love Takes Flight

2019Love Takes Flightas Virginia BeaumanMovie

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

2019Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die Foras Aunt CandaceMovie

Love on the Menu

2019Love on the Menuas AndreaMovie

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa

2018Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santaas Carol ShawMovie

Christmas in Evergreen

2017Christmas in Evergreenas CarolMovie

Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'

2017Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'as SelfMovie

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts

2017Murder, She Baked: Just Dessertsas Delores SwensenMovie

Campfire Kiss

2017Campfire Kissas BeverlyMovie

Chesapeake Shores

2016Chesapeake Shoresas Megan O'BrienTV

Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe

2016Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipeas Delores SwensenMovie

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery

2016Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Hamlet's Ghost

2015Hamlet's Ghostas Sarah GoodmanMovie

A Christmas Detour

2015A Christmas Detouras Susan CollinsMovie

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery

2015Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery

2015Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

Suburban Gothic

2014Suburban Gothicas EveMovie

Being Us

2014Being Usas JulieMovie

Meth Head

2013Meth Headas MadelaineMovie

Home Invasion

2012Home Invasionas Tricia PattersonMovie

A Perfect Ending

2012A Perfect Endingas Rebecca WestridgeMovie

My Mother's Secret

2012My Mother's Secretas Evelyn WellsMovie

Gabe the Cupid Dog

2012Gabe the Cupid Dogas Ms. AndrewsMovie

Accused at 17

2009Accused at 17as Claire WernerMovie

Summer's Blood

2009Summer's Bloodas Gaia HoxeyMovie

Parks and Recreation

2009Parks and Recreationas June HartwellTV

Heat Wave

2009Heat Waveas Gouverneur Carol QuinlanMovie

Black Widow

2008Black Widowas Tiffany CollinsMovie

Moonlight & Mistletoe

2008Moonlight & Mistletoeas GinnyMovie

Short Track

2008Short Trackas Audrey BeckettMovie

Dead at 17

2008Dead at 17as Alyssa HarrisMovie

Eli Stone

2008Eli Stoneas Ellen WethersbyTV

Redline

2007Redlineas Sally MartinMovie

A Valentine Carol

2007A Valentine Carolas Jackie MarleyMovie

McBride: Semper Fi

2007McBride: Semper Fias Claire WhitmanMovie

All You've Got

2006All You've Gotas Peggy McDonaldMovie

Murder in My House

2006Murder in My Houseas Lauren KesslerMovie

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery

2006Mystery Woman: Wild West Mysteryas AnnieMovie

Double Cross

2006Double Crossas Suzanne DebsonMovie

The Perfect Neighbor

2005The Perfect Neighboras Donna GermaineMovie

Stranger in My Bed

2005Stranger in My Bedas Christine GoudetMovie

Back to You & Me

2005Back to You & Meas Connie MurrayMovie

Hell's Kitchen

2005Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant PatronTV

Chasing Ghosts

2005Chasing Ghostsas Patricia KingMovie

The Drone Virus

2004The Drone Virusas Dr. SloanMovie

Tiger Cruise

2004Tiger Cruiseas Kate DolanMovie

A Carol Christmas

2003A Carol Christmasas Sexy TV StarMovie

NCIS

2003NCISas Elaine BurnsTV

Las Vegas

2003Las Vegasas Alice GoldTV

Alone with a Stranger

2000Alone with a Strangeras Sandy KenningtonMovie

I Married a Monster

1998I Married a Monsteras LindaMovie

Charmed

1998Charmedas Helen JenkinsTV

The Rat Pack

1998The Rat Packas Marilyn MonroeMovie

Serial Killing 101

1998Serial Killing 101as Donna NolandMovie

Breast Men

1997Breast Menas CindyMovie

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

1997Pensacola: Wings of Goldas KateTV

Doublecross on Costa's Island

1997Doublecross on Costa's Islandas VeronicaMovie

Forest Warrior

1996Forest Warrioras Stacy FranklinMovie

Humanoids from the Deep

1996Humanoids from the Deepas Fran TaylorMovie

Foxfire

1996Foxfireas Goldie's StepmotherMovie

Depraved

1996Depravedas Monica StienmanMovie

Lone Tiger

1996Lone Tigeras Jane CostelloMovie

The Sister-in-Law

1995The Sister-in-Lawas Ashley HawkinsMovie

Under Lock and Key

1995Under Lock and Keyas Tina LamMovie

Taken Alive

1994Taken Aliveas VeronicaMovie

Psycho Cop Returns

1993Psycho Cop Returnsas SharonMovie

Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear

1993Illegal Entry: Formula for Fearas Pamela RabyMovie

Hired to Kill

1990Hired to Killas SheilaMovie

Wings

1990Wingsas SusanTV

Fatal Encounter

1990Fatal Encounteras Laura HartMovie

My Two Dads

1987My Two Dadsas Veronica MilesTV

Promise

1986Promiseas JoanMovie

—It Happened at ChristmasMovie

—Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenMovie

—Paris is Always a Good IdeaTV