Jamileh Sheikhi
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
15 titles
The fall of Sahra
Leila
Unruled Paper
Travelers
Maturity
Hamsaran
After the silence
Little Bird of Happiness
Autumn
New Birth
Another birthday
Doctor Faustus
The Ruined House
My Ideal Spouse
The Mousetrap
