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.
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 |