Niki Karimi (Persian: نیکی کریمی; born 10 November 1971) is an Iranian actress and filmmaker.

She received critical acclaim for her performance in Sara (1992), for which she won the best actress award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

She has been active in theater since elementary school, and has said that her early interest in film and literature inspired her to become an actress.

She received critical acclaim for her performance in Sara (1992), for which she won the best actress award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

In 2001, she won her first award as a director in Iran's Rain film festival for her work To Have or Not to Have, which was produced by renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.