Barbara Niven

Acting

Barbara Niven

Born 1953-02-26 · 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.

Acting credits

Tiger Cruise poster
6.1

On its last leg homeward, from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to San Diego, the USS Constellation hosts a jolly "tiger cruise" for US Navy, Marines and USNAF relatives, mainly minors ("Navy brats"). Attitudes and emotions vary from simple joy to open frustration, the worst brat being XO commander Gary Dolan's daughter Maddie, who wants him to refuse a promotion to command for a shore job. Then the news of the WCC terror crisis changes everything, as the crew is recalled to war footing.

Tiger Cruise

2004

A Perfect Ending poster
6.2

This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield the results she expects, a perfect ending is still in reach.

A Perfect Ending

2012

Breast Men poster
5.3

We follow the two Texas doctors who invented the modern breast implant and its surgical procedure. However, when success and money come their way, they split up and follow different paths. One becomes the surgeon of the everyday woman while the other's career freefalls and has to settle with strippers and actresses. The film covers their history and their inventions, from the sixties until today.

Breast Men

1997

Foxfire poster
6.0

The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

Foxfire

1996

Redline poster
5.1

A gorgeous young automobile fanatic--and front to the hottest unsigned band on the West Coast--finds herself caught up in illegal drag-racing competitions organized by exotic car fanatics.

Redline

2007

Gabe the Cupid Dog poster
6.3

When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, wants to send him to London to open an office. But first Ms Andrews says Eric must find out the true identity of the best-selling author R L Dutton. A bigger obstacle for Eric's trip, however, comes from his dog. Gabe does not want to face six months in quarantine with big pit bulls and mastiffs waiting for an OK to the UK. Getting ideas from a pretty TV host, Gabe acts as Cupid Dog, doing his best to bring Eric and their neighbor Sara together. Gabe's plan works, only to go up in smoke when Eric realizes Sara is the mysterious author. Now Sara thinks Eric was just using her for a story before leaving for London. Gabe the Cupid Dog must go to new lengths to get Sara and Eric to tie the "leash."

Gabe the Cupid Dog

2012

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts poster
6.9

Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when fellow judge, Coach Bishop is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find the killer.

Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts

2017

The Christmas Baby poster
6.7

When a baby boy shows up on their doorstep days before Christmas with a note written specially for them, Erin and Kelly must learn how to navigate their new relationship and career dynamics while unexpectedly caring for a newborn.

The Christmas Baby

2025

Christmas in Evergreen poster
6.4

Allie, a veterinarian in Evergreen, reluctantly will spend Christmas with her long-distance boyfriend. Bound for the airport, she has engine trouble, and Ryan, headed to Florida with his daughter Zoe, stops to help. Sure they won’t meet again, they ignore their attraction, and part ways. At the diner, Zoe wishes on a snow globe, and a storm seems to grant her wish.

Christmas in Evergreen

2017

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver poster
8.0

During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver

2020

Forest Warrior poster
4.6

McKenna, the spirit of Tanglewood Forest, can transform into a bear, a wolf or an eagle. When a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive in Tanglewood to chop the forest down, McKenna cannot let this happen. With his new friends, the Lords of Tanglewood, a band of children who love to play in the forest, he battles Thorne and his gang.

Forest Warrior

1996

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent poster
7.2

After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021

Humanoids from the Deep poster
4.0

A secret government experiment turns nightmarish when genetically altered fish, bred as amphibious weapons, escape. Scientists believe them dead after a biohazardous chemical spill. Far from it, the creatures thrive as bloodthirtsy killers, threatening to annihilate a small coastal town by slaughtering the men and abducting the women for mating! Government scientists attempt to keep the creatures' origin a secret while trying to destroy them.

Humanoids from the Deep

1996

Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe poster
6.9

Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose.

Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe

2016

Summer's Blood poster
5.4

A demented handyman comes to the rescue of a young woman, then imprisons her in his basement.

Summer's Blood

2009

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
6.9

A skeleton found in Lake Eden reveals the true identity of a beloved resident. Despite her fiancé's disapproval, Hannah investigates the murder and enlists her mother's help to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice.

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2023

Double Cross poster
3.6

Two women jokingly agree to kill each others' husbands. Then one really does and blackmails the other into killing her own.

Double Cross

2006

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
7.5

When a suspect in a forgery case is murdered and the prosecutor goes missing, Hannah and Chad must uncover how the two cases are connected and solve them in time for the trial.

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2026

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead poster
7.4

Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.

Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead

2021

The Rat Pack poster
5.9

After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner.

The Rat Pack

1998

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
7.4

When Hannah's customer and Delores' theater rival is murdered, Hannah must find her killer in order to save her mother's reputation. Chad and Hannah's romance blossoms.

Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2025

Chasing Ghosts poster
5.5

A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring. As the web of deception and lies unravels, the truth slowly begins to reveal itself.

Chasing Ghosts

2005

Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
6.9

As Hannah and Mike experience engaged life while balancing their busy careers, a murder at a 24-hour gym complicates their wedding planning.

Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2021

Hamlet's Ghost poster
NR

A modern Shakespearean actor must travel back in time to confront enigmatic forces from the past and future.

Hamlet's Ghost

2015