ACTRESS, PRODUCER & SCREENWRITER

NAME: Barbara Lee Niven

BIRTHPLACE: Portland, Oregon

BIRTHDAY: February 26

CITIZENSHIP: Dual U.S.A. / CANADA

HEIGHT: 5’5

HAIR: BLONDE

EYES: BLUE

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AWARDS:

2016 Legends Award for Lifetime Achievement – Peachtree Village International Film Festival

2015 Best Supporting Actress for “Hamlet’s Ghost” – CineRockom International Film Festival

2013 Best Actress in an Indie Film for “A Perfect Ending” – EOTM Awards

Barbara Niven has been one of Hollywood’s busiest actresses for over 30 years, and she says she is blessed and grateful to make a living does what she loves. During her career she has appeared in more than 100 film and TV roles, over 2500 TV & radio commercials, and as host in many shows and infomercials. She also served 3 years on the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild.

Barbara is currently starring opposite Treat Williams, Diane Ladd & Jesse Metcalfe in Season 4 of the #1-rated Hallmark Channel primetime series Chesapeake Shores, and is also a regular in the series Crossword Puzzle Mysteries for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

She also starred in the #1 rated Hallmark Movie & Mysteries series Murder She Baked with Alison Sweeney and was a regular on three seasons of the #1 rated Hallmark series Cedar Cove. Barbara guest starred in the final season of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning Parks & Recreation and her performance as Marilyn Monroe in HBO’s The Rat Pack continues to garner praise as “one of the Top 3 portrayals of the blonde icon on Film & TV”. Barbara won the Indie Best Actress award for her inspired performance in the feature film A Perfect Ending, and a Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the film Hamlet’s Ghost which opened at the Cannes Film Festival. She has also appeared on Lifetime, NCIS, Cold Case, Charmed and One Life To Live.

Barbara has gained international acclaim as Hollywood’s Top Media Trainer and Video Marketing Coach. She created her ground-breaking Unleash Your Star Power!™ system as a way to share her professional skills and secrets with others. Her clients include business owners, professionals, CEOs, entrepreneurs, hosts, speakers, authors, and anyone who wants to makeover their professional image. Barbara coaches and directs them on-camera to hone their message, speak in sound bites, overcome fear, build confidence and use video and public speaking to dominate their niche. Training is also available through her online academy.

Niven is also a Celebrity Speaker and best-selling author. Business and motivational topics include Unleash Your Star Power!, Be a Video Marketing Superstar, ACT As If  and Live Your Dreams!  She shares her struggle with bulimia in Eating Disorders & Pressures to be Perfect and has appeared on national TV talk shows to empower others who are struggling.

Barbara is a National Ambassador for American Humane and is also one of the producers of I Am a Superwoman, a forward reaching movement for Equality. 

Barbara feels blessed to be living her crazy acting dream, and is passionate about using her success to inspire and help others achieve their goals. Her motto? “Don’t settle for less than wonderful in your life. Live your passion. Connect to your purpose. Make a difference. And… don’t give up five minutes before the miracle!”