Barbara Niven
Biography
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
Fatal Encounter
1990 · 9.0
Charmed
1998 · 8.2
Parks and Recreation
2009 · 8.0
Taken Alive
1994 · 8.0
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2020 · 8.0
Lone Tiger
1996 · 8.0
Chesapeake Shores
2016 · 7.8
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025 · 7.7
NCIS
2003 · 7.6
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021 · 7.6
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019 · 7.5
Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2025 · 7.4
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026 · 7.3
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023 · 7.3
Love Takes Flight
2019 · 7.3
Promise
1986 · 7.3
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2021 · 7.2
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024 · 7.2
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
2016 · 7.1
The Christmas Baby
2025 · 7.1
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019 · 7.1
Las Vegas
2003 · 7.0
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
2015 · 7.0
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
2015 · 7.0
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
2016 · 7.0
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
2023 · 7.0
Wings
1990 · 6.9
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
2017 · 6.9
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2021 · 6.9
North to Home
2022 · 6.9
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
2018 · 6.8
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
2019 · 6.8
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023 · 6.8
USS Christmas
2020 · 6.8
Eli Stone
2008 · 6.7
Love on the Menu
2019 · 6.7
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024 · 6.7
Back to You & Me
2005 · 6.6
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026 · 6.5
Campfire Kiss
2017 · 6.5
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2006 · 6.5
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997 · 6.4
Christmas in Evergreen
2017 · 6.4
Leah's Perfect Gift
2024 · 6.4
McBride: Semper Fi
2007 · 6.4
Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022 · 6.3
Gabe the Cupid Dog
2012 · 6.3
Murder in My House
2006 · 6.3
My Two Dads
1987 · 6.2
A Perfect Ending
2012 · 6.2
All You've Got
2006 · 6.2
Home Invasion
2012 · 6.2
A Christmas Detour
2015 · 6.1
Foxfire
1996 · 6.0
Tiger Cruise
2004 · 6.0
Stranger in My Bed
2005 · 6.0
The Christmas Contest
2021 · 5.9
The Rat Pack
1998 · 5.9
My Mother's Secret
2012 · 5.9
A Carol Christmas
2003 · 5.8
Moonlight & Mistletoe
2008 · 5.8
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
2020 · 5.7
Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
1993 · 5.7
The Drone Virus
2004 · 5.7
The Perfect Neighbor
2005 · 5.6
Suburban Gothic
2014 · 5.5
Chasing Ghosts
2005 · 5.5
Summer's Blood
2009 · 5.4
Breast Men
1997 · 5.3
Under Lock and Key
1995 · 5.3
Serial Killing 101
1998 · 5.2
Psycho Cop Returns
1993 · 5.2
Redline
2007 · 5.1
Being Us
2014 · 5.0
Hired to Kill
1990 · 4.8
The Sister-in-Law
1995 · 4.8
Black Widow
2008 · 4.7
Heat Wave
2009 · 4.7
A Valentine Carol
2007 · 4.7
Short Track
2008 · 4.7
Forest Warrior
1996 · 4.7
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1997 · 4.6
Meth Head
2013 · 4.1
Alone with a Stranger
2000 · 4.0
Humanoids from the Deep
1996 · 4.0
I Married a Monster
1998 · 4.0
Depraved
1996 · 4.0
Dead at 17
2008 · 3.7
Paris Is Always a Good Idea
2026 · 0.0
It Happened at Christmas
— · 0.0
Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
— · 0.0
The Last Word
2023 · 0.0
Hamlet's Ghost
2015 · 0.0