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Barbara Niven

ACTOR · FROM PORTLAND, USA

Barbara Niven

Born 1953 · 73 years old94 credits since 19862 coming up

CozyWhodunitSmall townFeel goodRomantic

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In the pictureChesapeake Shores

ABOUT BARBARA

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born26 February 1953

BirthplacePortland, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora66 of 94 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Barbara from.

Chesapeake Shores poster

Series

Chesapeake Shores

2016–2022IMDb7.5

Redline poster

Movie

2007IMDb4.0

A Perfect Ending poster

Movie

A Perfect Ending

2012IMDb5.6

Christmas in Evergreen poster

Movie

Christmas in Evergreen

2017IMDb6.6

Summer's Blood poster

Movie

2009IMDb4.4

Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery poster

Movie

Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery

2015IMDb6.7

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa poster

Movie

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa

2018IMDb6.7

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For poster

Movie

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

2019IMDb6.5

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery poster

Movie

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery

2015IMDb6.8

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy poster

Movie

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

2019IMDb6.5

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery poster

Movie

Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery

2016IMDb6.9

USS Christmas poster

Movie

2020IMDb6.6

Coming up

What Barbara is working on next.

It Happened at ChristmasDate to be announced
Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mysteryas Delores SwensenDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 66

Average IMDb

6.1

Highest rated

Parks and RecreationIMDb 8.6

Working since

1986

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

94 credits

The 2020s

23 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not on Cineora

'Tis the Season for Setups

2026

as June

Not on Cineora

Paris is Always a Good Idea

2026

as Sherrie · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2026

as Delores Swensen

Not on Cineora

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2026

as Delores Swensen

Not on Cineora

The Christmas Baby

2025

as Betty Mitchell

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster

Movie

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2025IMDb6.4

as Delores Swensen

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster

Movie

Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2025IMDb6.5

as Delores Swensen

Leah's Perfect Gift poster

Movie

Leah's Perfect Gift

2024IMDb6.0

as Barbara

The 2010s

23 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy poster

Movie

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

2019IMDb6.5

as Carol Shaw

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder poster

Movie

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

2019IMDb6.9

as Aunt Candace

Love Takes Flight poster

Movie

Love Takes Flight

2019IMDb7.0

as Virginia Beauman

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For poster

Movie

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

2019IMDb6.5

as Aunt Candace

Love on the Menu poster

Movie

Love on the Menu

2019IMDb6.8

as Andrea

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa poster

Movie

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa

2018IMDb6.7

as Carol Shaw

Christmas in Evergreen poster

Movie

Christmas in Evergreen

2017IMDb6.6

as Carol

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts poster

Movie

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts

2017IMDb6.8

as Delores Swensen

The 2000s

26 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average

Accused at 17 poster

Movie

2009IMDb5.3

as Claire Werner

Summer's Blood poster

Movie

2009IMDb4.4

as Gaia Hoxey

Parks and Recreation poster

Series

Parks and Recreation

2009–2015IMDb8.6

as June Hartwell · 1 episode

Heat Wave poster

Movie

2009IMDb3.4

as Gouverneur Carol Quinlan

Black Widow poster

Movie

2008IMDb4.9

as Tiffany Collins

Moonlight & Mistletoe poster

Movie

Moonlight & Mistletoe

2008IMDb6.1

as Ginny

Not on Cineora

Short Track

2008

as Audrey Beckett

Dead at 17 poster

Movie

2008IMDb4.6

as Alyssa Harris

The 1990s

20 titles · IMDb 5.6 on average

Not on Cineora

I Married a Monster

1998

as Linda

Charmed poster

Series

1998–2006IMDb7.2

as Helen Jenkins · 2 episodes

The Rat Pack poster

Movie

1998IMDb6.7

as Marilyn Monroe

Serial Killing 101 poster

Movie

Serial Killing 101

1998IMDb5.1

as Donna Noland

Breast Men poster

Movie

1997IMDb5.8

as Cindy

Pensacola: Wings of Gold poster

Series

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

1997–2000IMDb6.1

as Kate · 44 episodes

Not on Cineora

Doublecross on Costa's Island

1997

as Veronica

Forest Warrior poster

Movie

1996IMDb3.8

as Stacy Franklin

The 1980s

2 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average

My Two Dads poster

Series

1987–1990IMDb6.2

as Veronica Miles · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Promise

1986

as Joan

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Barbara’s titles.

Alison SweeneyMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery and 10 more

Joanne FlukeWriter · Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery and 10 more

Juliana WimblesMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery and 8 more

Gabriel HoganMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery and 7 more

Lisa DuruptMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery and 7 more

Cameron MathisonMurder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery and 6 more

Brennan ElliottCrossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For, Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder and 4 more

Tess AtkinsSweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery, Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery and 4 more

Lacey ChabertCrossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For, Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder and 3 more

John KapelosCrossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For, Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder and 3 more