Barbara Niven

Known for: Acting

Born: 1953-02-26 (age 73)

From: Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

Filmography (97)

TV
Paris is Always a Good Idea
2026
as Sherrie
MOVIE★ 7.5
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Christmas Baby
2025
as Betty Mitchell
MOVIE★ 7.4
Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 7.8
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.1
Leah's Perfect Gift
2024
as Barbara
MOVIE★ 7.2
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.8
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE
The Last Word
2023
as Jillian Harper
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
2023
as Gayle
MOVIE★ 7.3
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.9
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.2
Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022
as Jane
MOVIE★ 6.9
North to Home
2022
as Suzanne
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Christmas Contest
2021
as Donna
MOVIE★ 6.9
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2021
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 7.5
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021
as Candace
MOVIE★ 7.2
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021
as Aunt Candace
MOVIE★ 5.7
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
2020
as Carol Shaw
MOVIE★ 6.8
USS Christmas
2020
as Elizabeth
MOVIE★ 8.0
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2020
as Aunt Candace
MOVIE★ 6.8
Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
2019
as Carol Shaw
MOVIE★ 7.5
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019
as Aunt Candace
MOVIE★ 7.4
Love Takes Flight
2019
as Virginia Beauman
MOVIE★ 7.1
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019
as Aunt Candace
MOVIE★ 6.8
Love on the Menu
2019
as Andrea
MOVIE★ 6.8
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
2018
as Carol Shaw
MOVIE★ 6.4
Christmas in Evergreen
2017
as Carol
MOVIE★ 2.2
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
2017
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 6.5
Campfire Kiss
2017
as Beverly
TV★ 7.8
Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Megan O'Brien
MOVIE★ 6.9
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
2016
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 7.2
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
2016
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE
Hamlet's Ghost
2015
as Sarah Goodman
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Christmas Detour
2015
as Susan Collins
MOVIE★ 7.0
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
2015
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 7.1
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
2015
as Delores Swensen
MOVIE★ 5.5
Suburban Gothic
2014
as Eve
MOVIE★ 5.0
Being Us
2014
as Julie
MOVIE★ 4.3
Meth Head
2013
as Madelaine
MOVIE★ 6.2
Home Invasion
2012
as Tricia Patterson
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Perfect Ending
2012
as Rebecca Westridge
MOVIE★ 5.9
My Mother's Secret
2012
as Evelyn Wells
MOVIE★ 6.3
Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012
as Ms. Andrews
MOVIE★ 6.3
Accused at 17
2009
as Claire Werner
MOVIE★ 5.5
Summer's Blood
2009
as Gaia Hoxey
TV★ 8.0
Parks and Recreation
2009
as June Hartwell
MOVIE★ 4.7
Heat Wave
2009
as Gouverneur Carol Quinlan
MOVIE★ 4.7
Black Widow
2008
as Tiffany Collins
MOVIE★ 5.8
Moonlight & Mistletoe
2008
as Ginny
MOVIE★ 4.7
Short Track
2008
as Audrey Beckett
MOVIE★ 3.8
Dead at 17
2008
as Alyssa Harris
TV★ 6.7
Eli Stone
2008
as Ellen Wethersby
MOVIE★ 5.1
Redline
2007
as Sally Martin
MOVIE★ 4.7
A Valentine Carol
2007
as Jackie Marley
MOVIE★ 6.4
McBride: Semper Fi
2007
as Claire Whitman
MOVIE★ 6.2
All You've Got
2006
as Peggy McDonald
MOVIE★ 6.3
Murder in My House
2006
as Lauren Kessler
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006
as Annie
MOVIE★ 3.6
Double Cross
2006
as Suzanne Debson
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Perfect Neighbor
2005
as Donna Germaine
MOVIE★ 6.0
Stranger in My Bed
2005
as Christine Goudet
MOVIE★ 6.6
Back to You & Me
2005
as Connie Murray
TV★ 6.8
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
MOVIE★ 5.5
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Patricia King
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Drone Virus
2004
as Dr. Sloan
MOVIE★ 6.0
Tiger Cruise
2004
as Kate Dolan
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Carol Christmas
2003
as Sexy TV Star
TV★ 7.6
NCIS
2003
as Elaine Burns
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as Alice Gold
MOVIE★ 4.0
Alone with a Stranger
2000
as Sandy Kennington
MOVIE★ 4.0
I Married a Monster
1998
as Linda
TV★ 8.2
Charmed
1998
as Helen Jenkins
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Rat Pack
1998
as Marilyn Monroe
MOVIE★ 5.2
Serial Killing 101
1998
as Donna Noland
MOVIE★ 5.2
Breast Men
1997
as Cindy
TV★ 6.5
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
as Kate
MOVIE★ 4.6
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997
as Veronica
MOVIE★ 4.6
Forest Warrior
1996
as Stacy Franklin
MOVIE★ 4.0
Humanoids from the Deep
1996
as Fran Taylor
MOVIE★ 6.0
Foxfire
1996
as Goldie's Stepmother
MOVIE★ 4.0
Depraved
1996
as Monica Stienman
MOVIE★ 8.0
Lone Tiger
1996
as Jane Costello
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Sister-in-Law
1995
as Ashley Hawkins
MOVIE★ 5.3
Under Lock and Key
1995
as Tina Lam
MOVIE★ 8.0
Taken Alive
1994
as Veronica
MOVIE★ 5.3
Psycho Cop Returns
1993
as Sharon
MOVIE★ 5.7
Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
1993
as Pamela Raby
MOVIE★ 4.8
Hired to Kill
1990
as Sheila
TV★ 6.8
Wings
1990
as Susan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Fatal Encounter
1990
as Laura Hart
TV★ 6.3
My Two Dads
1987
as Veronica Miles
MOVIE★ 7.3
Promise
1986
as Joan
MOVIE
It Happened at Christmas
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MOVIE
Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
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as Delores Swensen