Person
Jamileh Sheikhi
Acting · 1930–2001 · Zanjan, Iran
Biography
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
Doctor Faustus
Mephistophilis
Maturity
Mrs. Ma'aref
Autumn
1987
Little Bird of Happiness
1988
The Mousetrap
1997
The fall of Sahra
1986
Another birthday
1998
New Birth
Tag Al Molook
Hamsaran
1994
The Ruined House
Fereydoun's Mother
Filmography
- 2002After the silenceherself
- 2002Unruled PaperRoya's Mother
- 2000My Ideal Spouse
- 2000MaturityMrs. Ma'aref
- 1999New BirthTag Al Molook
- 1999LeilaReza's Mother
- 1998Another birthday
- 1997The Mousetrap
- 1994Hamsaran
- 1992TravelersGrandmother
- 1988Little Bird of Happiness
- 1987Autumn
- 1986The fall of Sahra
- 1985Doctor FaustusMephistophilis
- 1975The Ruined HouseFereydoun's Mother
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