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Barbara Niven

Highest Rated: 70% Suburban Gothic (2014)

Lowest Rated: 0% Redline (2007)

Birthday: Feb 26, 1953

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, USA

Barbara Niven rose to fame as an actress, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of her Hollywood career. Niven began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Hired to Kill" (1990), the action movie "Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear" (1993) with Sabryn Gene't and "Psycho Cop 2" (1994). She also appeared in "Taken Alive" (1994), "Foxfire" (1996) with Hedy Burress and "Born Bad" (1998) with Corey Feldman. She kept working in film throughout the '90s and the early 2000s, starring in the comedy "Anoosh of the Airwaves" (1999) with Melik Malkasian, the Bruce Locke action flick "Lone Tiger" (1999) and the Evelina Fernández dramatic comedy "Luminarias" (2000). She also appeared in "Alone With a Stranger" (2001). In her more recent career, she continued to act in "The Drone Virus" (2006) with Maeve Quinlan, "Summer's Moon" (2009) and the Haylie Duff thriller "Home Invasion" (2012). She also appeared in "A Perfect Ending" (2013). She also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove" (Hallmark Channel, 2012-15). Niven most recently appeared in "Murder She Baked: Peach Cobbler" (Hallmark Channel, 2016).

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Highest rated movies

70% 41% Suburban Gothic
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57% 58% The Rat Pack
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0% 47% Redline
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Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
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The Wife He Met Online
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22% The Rival
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The Crossword Mystery
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Depraved
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I Married a Monster
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54% Love Takes Flight
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Leah's Perfect Gift Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Delores (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Delores Swensen (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Delores (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Word Jillian Harper (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ms. Christmas Comes to Town Gale (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 38% Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Delores Swensen (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 62% Christmas at the Golden Dragon Jane (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet North to Home Suzanne McBride (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead Aunt Candace (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent Aunt Candace (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Christmas Contest Donna (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Delores (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet USS Christmas Elizabeth (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing Carol Shaw (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver Aunt Candace (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 43% Love on the Menu Andrea (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 38% Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy Carol Shaw (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 40% Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder Aunt Candace (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 54% Love Takes Flight Virginia Beauman (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Crossword Mystery Aunt Candace (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 67% Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa Carol Shaw (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 50% Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts Delores Swensen (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 62% Christmas in Evergreen Carol (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 48% Campfire Kiss Beverly Gowers (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 47% Murder She Baked: A Deadly Recipe Delores Swensen (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 60% Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery Delores Swensen (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 41% Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery Delores Swensen (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 35% A Christmas Detour Susan (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 43% Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery Delores (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hamlet's Ghost Sarah Goodman (Character) - 2014
70% 41% Suburban Gothic Eve (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Being Us Julie (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gabe the Cupid Dog Ms. Andrews (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 48% A Perfect Ending Rebecca Westridge (Character),
Producer
- 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wife He Met Online Alma (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Mother's Secret Evelyn Wells (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home Invasion Tricia (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 68% Heat Wave Governor Carol Quinlan (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 41% Accused at 17 Claire Werner (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 30% Summer's Blood Gaia Hoxey (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 40% Short Track Audrey Beckett (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 18% Black Widow Tiffany Collins (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 51% Moonlight and Mistletoe Ginny (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Never Enough: Sex, Money and Parking Garages in San Francisco Sylvia Chaisem (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 26% Dead at 17 Alyssa Harris (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 27% A Valentine Carol Jackie Marley (Character) - 2007
0% 47% Redline Sally Martin (Character) $6.9M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet McBride: Semper Fi Claire (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Double Cross Suzanne Debson (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 22% The Rival Linda Zeller (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 76% All You've Got Peggy McDonald (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery Annie (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 0% Murder in My House Lauren Kessler (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stranger in My Bed Christine (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 74% Back to You and Me Connie Murray (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 31% The Perfect Neighbor Donna Germaine (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 38% The Drone Virus Dr. Sloan (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alone With a Stranger Sandy Kennington (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 30% Serial Killer Donna Noland (Character) - 1999
57% 58% The Rat Pack Marilyn Monroe (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Married a Monster Linda (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 46% Forest Warrior Stacy Franklin (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Depraved Monica Stienman (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Under Lock and Key Tina (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Taken Alive Veronica (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 39% Psycho Cop 2 Sharon (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Illegal Entry Pamela Raby (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 25% Hired to Kill Sheila (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fatal Encounter Laura (Character) - 1991

TV

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No Score Yet 89% Chesapeake Shores Megan O'Brien (Character) 2016-2019 2021-2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cedar Cove Peggy Beldon (Character) 2013-2015
93% 90% Parks and Recreation Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
60% 100% Eli Stone Ellen Wethersby (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 84% NCIS Dr. Elaine Burns (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pensacola: Wings of Gold Kate Anderson (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1998-2000
14% No Score Yet Love Boat: The Next Wave Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pacific Palisades Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1992