Barbara Niven - Biography

Who is Barbara Niven?

Barbara Niven is a professional actress, producer and American as well as Canadian national. She is well known for starring in Hallmark movies, Lifetime Movies, TV series One Life to Live, Cedar Cove and the film A Perfect Ending.

Barbara Niven – Age, Parents, Siblings, Education, Ethnicity

Barbara Niven’s birth took place on February 26, 1953, in Portland, Oregon, USA. She was born as Barbara Lee Bucholz. For education she attended David Douglas High School and after graduation took acting classes in Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Barbara Niven aged 5 (Image: Instagram)

Other details of Barbara Niven’s early life including her mother’s name, father’s name, siblings, ethnicity and childhood are not shared with the public.

Barbara Niven – Boyfriend, Husband, Children

Barbara Niven has been married three times. Her first husband is Ronald Garrison, whom she married on 30 November 1974. The marriage did not last long and the pair soon divorced.

After dating David Alexander, she married her boyfriend on 4 May 1985. However, like her first marriage, this marriage too crumbled in a couple of years. Niven’s third husband is David Niven Jr., whom she had married on 19 June 1993. In just less than five years they divorce which was finalized in 1998. 

She has a daughter together named Jessica Niven, born in 1981. But the identity of Jessica’s father is not known. Her daughter Jessica Niven was born when Barbara was 28 years old. Jessica is now married to Derek, a musician and has three children, two of whom are named River and Sasha.

Barbara Niven with daughter and grandchild (Image: Instagram)

Barbara Niven – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth has been estimated at more than $8 million while the figure on her annual salary/income is unclear.

Barbara Niven – Career

Early Days

Barbara Niven began her career in 1986 with the TV film Promise, in which she played Joan. With her career spanning to decades, she has starred in dozens of series, TV movies and films.

Films, Series

In TV series Niven has had guest appearances on Wings (1992), The Bold and the Beautiful (1996), Silk Stalkings (1993-1998), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1999), NCIS (2005). She is a series regular in Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1998-2000), Cedar Cove (2013-2015).

Moreover, Barbara Niven has starred in several TV films. She has had roles in more than 14 Lifetime movies including A Perfect Ending (2012), Moonlight and Mistletoe (2008), to name a few. In recent years she has been greatly associated with Hallmark movies. Some include A Christmas Detour (2015), Christmas In Evergreen (2017, 2018), Love On The Menu (2019).

Barbara Niven in Christmas in Evergreen (Image: Hallmark Channel)

Co-stars

On Love On The Menu, Barbara Niven starred alongside Autumn Reeser, Kavan Smith, Yvonne Chapman, David Lennon.

Barbara Niven – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Barbara Niven is followed by thousands of followers. She also has an official website barbaraniven.com.