Niki Karimi

Niki Karimi

actress, director, writer

Niki Karimi was born on Nov 10, 1971 in Iran. Niki Karimi's big-screen debut came with Pari directed by Dariush Mehrjui in 1995. Niki Karimi is known for The Rebel directed by Mohammad Kart, Parsa Pirouzfar stars as Bahman and Tannaz Tabatabaei as Tala. Niki Karimi has got 12 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Niki Karimi achieved is Bratislava International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Niki Karimi plays is Atabai which will be released on Jun 10, 2022.

Born in 1971 in Tehran, Niki Karimi is the most famous, internationally acclaimed Actress and filmmaker in Iran. She began her work as an actress with films such as "Sara" by Dariush Mehrjouii, which she won best actress award at "San Sebastian" film festival and in "Nantes film festival in 1992. After that she worked in more than 25 films which brought her awards both nationally and internationally such as awards at "Taormina film festival" in Italy, "Cairo film festival" in Egypt and "Fajr film festival" in Tehran, and Best Actress awards at Iranian film Society. In 2001, she started film making by making a documentary about infertility named "To have or not to have" which was the beginning of her career as a filmmaker. In 2004 she made her first feature film "One night" which was shown at "Uncertain regards" at Cannes film festival. After that (One night) has been shown in numerous international film festivals . In 2006, she made her second feature film "A few days later" which premiered at "Rome film festival".

  • Birthday

    Nov 10, 1971
  • Place of Birth

    Tehran, Iran

Known For

Awards

12 wins & 11 nominations

Bratislava International Film Festival
2015
Best Actress
Winner - Best Actress
Fajr Film Festival
2015
Special Jury Prize
Winner - Diploma of Honor
2003
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner - Crystal Simorgh
Divanei az ghafas parid (2003)
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