Niki Karimi was born and raised in Tehran,
Iran. She has been active in theatre since elementary school, and has
said that her early interest in film and literature inspired her to
become an actress. She started her professional career when actor Jamshid Gorgin discovered her in a school play.
In 1990, she was cast as a young bride in Behrooz Afkhami's hit film The Bride. It proved to be a breakthrough role.
Following this part, she worked with many Iranian film makers such as Darush Mehrjuii, Masoud Kimiai and ...
Niki has won many awards nationally and
internationally such as San Sebastian film festival award for best
actress. She has also recently been on the jury for renowned film
festivals, including the Locarno International Film Festival and Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival and also the 60th Cannes Film Festival
