Jamileh Sheikhi
Actor
- Born
- April 29, 1930 · Zanjan, Iran
- Died
- May 23, 2001 (age 71)
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
Leila
May 14, 1999
Unruled Paper
February 1, 2002
Travelers
February 1, 1992
Little Bird of Happiness
January 2, 1988
Maturity
January 1, 2000
Autumn
January 1, 1987
The Mousetrap
June 21, 1997
The Ruined House
September 3, 1975
My Ideal Spouse
January 1, 2000
Doctor Faustus
January 1, 1985
After the silence
September 1, 2002
Through Sunglasses
Acting12
- 2002After the silence as herself
- 2002Unruled Paper as Roya's Mother
- 2000My Ideal Spouse
- 2000Maturity as Mrs. Ma'aref
- 1999Leila as Reza's Mother
- 1997The Mousetrap
- 1992Travelers as Grandmother
- 1988Little Bird of Happiness
- 1987Autumn
- 1985Doctor Faustus as Mephistophilis
- 1975The Ruined House