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Biography
Nimarata Nikki Randhawa Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. A Republican, Haley is the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet. She came in second in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries after Donald Trump.
Awards & recognition
- Irving Kristol Award · 2019
- honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina · 2015
- Order of the Palmetto · 2010
Filmography8 titles

Gaza Fights for Freedom
2019as Self (archive footage)
2019as Self (archive footage)

Army Wives
2007as Nikki Haley
2007as Nikki Haley

Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Bad Reputation
2018as Self
2018as Self

The Daily Show
1996as Self
1996as Self

The Words That Built America
2017as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017as Self - Reader: The Constitution

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
2019as Self - Guest