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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
After the silence
Character: herself
MOVIE • 2002
Unruled Paper
Character: Roya's Mother
MOVIE • 2002
My Ideal Spouse
Character:
MOVIE • 2000
Maturity
Character: Mrs. Ma'aref
MOVIE • 2000
New Birth
Character: Tag Al Molook
TV • 1999
Leila
Character: Reza's Mother
MOVIE • 1999
Another birthday
Character:
TV • 1998
The Mousetrap
Character:
MOVIE • 1997
Hamsaran
Character:
TV • 1994
Travelers
Character: Grandmother
MOVIE • 1992
Little Bird of Happiness
Character:
MOVIE • 1988
Autumn
Character:
MOVIE • 1987
The fall of Sahra
Character:
TV • 1986
Doctor Faustus
Character: Mephistophilis
MOVIE • 1985
The Ruined House
Character: Fereydoun's Mother
MOVIE • 1975