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).