Nighat Butt was a Pakistani actress and singer. Nighat acted in numerous television dramas and films.^[2]

Nighat was born in 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lahore.^[3]

She started stage acting and she first acted in films in 1960s.^[4] She appeared in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto films.^[5] She also sang songs in films and she then starred in some of Abid Ali's dramas.^[6] She also appeared in telefilms and dramas. She appeared in PTV drama Samunder and Boota from Toba Tek Singh.^[7] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 2018.^[8]

Nighat was married to actor Abid Butt until his death in 2013.^[9] They had four biological children: three daughters, and one son named Nomi Butt. She also adopted and raised her deceased brother's two children (one daughter and one son). ^[10]

She was a cancer survivor, and had developed blood pressure issues and diabetes.^[11] She died due to a cardiac arrest.^[12][13] She died on 6 February 2020, age 72 and was laid to rest in E-Block of Model Town in Lahore.^[14][15][16]