Jamileh Sheikhi
Acting
April 29, 1930
Died May 23, 2001 (71 years old)
Zanjan, Iran
15
Acting Credits
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 F...
Known For
Filmography
Unruled Paper
2002
as Roya's Mother
6.5
After the silence
2002
as herself
My Ideal Spouse
2000
Maturity
2000
as Mrs. Ma'aref
8
Leila
1999
as Reza's Mother
7.5
New Birth
1999
as Tag Al Molook
Another birthday
1998
The Mousetrap
1997
Hamsaran
1994
Travelers
1992
as Grandmother
6.9
Little Bird of Happiness
1988
5
Autumn
1987
1
The fall of Sahra
1986
Doctor Faustus
1985
as Mephistophilis
The Ruined House
1975
as Fereydoun's Mother