Barbara Niven

Barbara Niven
Niven in 2021
Born
Barbara Lee Bucholz

(1953-02-26) 26 February 1953 (age 71)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Other names
  • Barby Bucholz
  • Barbara Lee Alexander
  • Barbara Lee Niven
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Canada
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • media trainer
  • animal rights spokesperson
  • motivational speaker
Years active1986–present
Spouses
  • Ronald Garrison
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    (m. 1974, divorced)​
  • David Alexander
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    (m. 1985, divorced)​
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    (m. 1993; div. 1998)​
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Barbara Lee Niven (née Bucholz; born 26 February 1953[1]) is an American actress, writer, and producer, best known for her performances in Hallmark and Lifetime movies, and for television roles in Pensacola: Wings of Gold, One Life to Live, Cedar Cove, and Chesapeake Shores. Niven had the leading role in the independent film A Perfect Ending (2012). She is also a motivational speaker, media trainer and animal rights activist, and a National Ambassador for American Humane.

  1. ^ Riggs 2003, p. 260