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Jamileh Sheikhi

Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی‎, April 30, 1930 – May 23, 2001) was an Iranian actress and the mother of actor Atila Pesyani. She made her stage debut in 1957 and began film acting with Shipwreck (1975, Nosrat Karimi). As a pioneer and veteran character actress of Iranian theatre and cinema, she performed in a number of films with reputable directors. Sheykhi had a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won the Best Actress award at the International Fajr Film Festival.


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Born:
Apr 29, 1930 In Zanjan, Iran
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the movie The Ruined House 1975-09-03
Latest Project:
Movie After the silence 2002-09-01
Known For
Poster of My Ideal Spouse
Poster of Maturity
Poster of The fall of Sahra
Poster of Doctor Faustus
Filmography
Movie After the silence herself 2002-09-01
Movie Unruled Paper Roya's Mother 2002-02-01
Movie Maturity Mrs. Ma'aref 2000-01-01
Movie My Ideal Spouse 2000-01-01
Movie Leila Reza's Mother 1999-05-14
Movie The Mousetrap 1997-06-21
Movie Travelers Grandmother 1992-02-01
Movie Little Bird of Happiness 1988-01-02
Movie Autumn 1987-01-01
Series The fall of Sahra 1986-03-21
Movie Doctor Faustus Mephistophilis 1985-01-01
Movie The Ruined House Fereydoun's Mother 1975-09-03