Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Feb 26, 1953 (72 years old)
Barbara Niven
Known For
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Hannah's favorite reality show takes over The Cookie Jar. When...
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve...
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
A skeleton found in Lake Eden reveals the true identity...
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.
Acting
2025
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
Leah's Perfect Gift
2024
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2024
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023
The Last Word
2023
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
2023
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2023
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2022
Christmas at the Golden Dragon
2022
North to Home
2021
The Christmas Contest
2021
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2021
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead
2021
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
2020
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
2020
USS Christmas
2020
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver
2019
Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
2019
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder
2019
Love Takes Flight
2019
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For
2019
Love on the Menu
2018
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
2017
Christmas in Evergreen
2017
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns'
2017
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
2017
Campfire Kiss
2016
Chesapeake Shores
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
2016
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
2015
Hamlet's Ghost
2015
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
2015
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
2013
Meth Head
2010
Heat Wave
2008
Black Widow
2008
Moonlight & Mistletoe
2008
Short Track
2008
Dead at 17
2007
Redline
2007
McBride: Semper Fi
2006
All You've Got
2006
Double Cross
2005
Stranger in My Bed
2005
Chasing Ghosts
2004
The Drone Virus
2004
Tiger Cruise
2000
Alone with a Stranger
1998
I Married a Monster
1998
Serial Killing 101
1997
Breast Men
1997
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Doublecross on Costa's Island
1996
Foxfire
1995
The Sister-in-Law
1994
Taken Alive
1993
Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
1990
Hired to Kill
1990
Fatal Encounter
1986
Promise