Niki Karimi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Niki Karimi
نیکی کریمی
Karimi at the 2020 Fajr Film Festival
Born	(1971-11-10) 10 November 1971 (age 53) Tehran, Iran
Occupation	Actress director screenwriter producer
Years active	1989–present

Niki Karimi (Persian: نیکی کریمی; born on November 10, 1971) is a famous Iranian actress and filmmaker. She is known as one of the most important people in Iranian cinema since the Iranian Revolution. She has won many awards, including a Crystal Simorgh and several Hafez Awards.

Born in Tehran, Niki Karimi started her acting journey in the late 1980s. She became very well-known for her role in the movie Sara (1992). For this movie, she won the best actress award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Early Life

Niki Karimi was born in Tehran, Iran, on November 10, 1971. Her parents are both from Tafresh. She loved acting from a young age and was active in theater when she was in elementary school. She has said that her early interest in movies and books made her want to become an actress.

Career Highlights

Niki Karimi and Sean Penn

Niki Karimi started her career in the late 1980s. In 1990, she played a young bride in the popular film The Bride, directed by Behrooz Afkhami.

She gained a lot of praise for her acting in Sara (1992). This role earned her the best actress award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. She has won many awards for Sara both in Iran and around the world.

Niki Karimi has also been a judge at more than 20 famous film festivals. These include the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Locarno International Film Festival, and the Berlin Film Festival. She was also a judge at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. From 1992 to 2007, she worked as an assistant to the well-known Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Beyond acting, Niki Karimi also started directing movies. She wrote and directed the documentary To Have or Not to Have in 2001. For this film, she won her first directing award at Iran's Rain film festival. This documentary was produced by Abbas Kiarostami.

In 2005, her first feature film as a director, One Night, was nominated at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. She mentioned that acting alone no longer satisfied her, and she wanted to direct more movies.

Her third film as a director, Final Whistle (2011), won three awards at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in Vesoul, France.

She was nominated for the best actress award at the Fajr Film Festival in 2011 for her role in I Am His Wife (2011). More recently, she received a jury award for her acting in two films, Wednesday, May 9 and Death of Fish.

As a Translator

Niki Karimi has also translated books from English to Persian.

As a Film Festival Judge

Niki Karimi has often been invited to be a judge at many international film festivals.

Filmography

Niki Karimi has acted in and directed many films and TV shows.

Films

Web Series

Television Shows

Awards and Nominations

Niki Karimi has received many awards and nominations for her work in films.

See also

In Spanish: Niki Karimi para niños

• Iranian women
• Iranian cinema
• List of famous Persian women
• Persian women's movement
• Fajr International Film Festival