Acting
Jamileh Sheikhi
FA, EN cinema · 12 credits
Born
29 April 1930
Died
23 May 2001 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Zanjan, Iran
Also known as Jamileh Sheykhi · Jamile Sheikhi · Jamile Sheykhi · جمیله شیخی
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.
Known for
Filmography
Through Sunglasses
as Mitra's Aunt
Unruled Paper
as Roya's Mother
After the silence
as herself
Maturity
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Leila
as Reza's Mother
Travelers
as Grandmother
Autumn
Actor
Doctor Faustus
as Mephistophilis
The Ruined House
as Fereydoun's Mother