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BornApril 29, 1930
DiedMay 23, 2001 (age 71)
Place of birthZanjan, Iran
Film credits12
Jamileh Sheikhi
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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
After the silence
2002
as herself
Unruled Paper
2002
as Roya's Mother
My Ideal Spouse
2000
Maturity
2000
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Leila
1999
as Reza's Mother
The Mousetrap
1997
Travelers
1992
as Grandmother
Little Bird of Happiness
1988
Autumn
1987
Doctor Faustus
1985
as Mephistophilis
The Ruined House
1975
as Fereydoun's Mother
Through Sunglasses
Unreleased
as Mitra's Aunt