Jamileh Sheykhi
Iranian actress (1930–2001)
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Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی, 30 April 1930[1] – 23 May 2001) was an Iranian actress and the mother of actor Atila Pesyani.
Born30 April 1930
Zanjan, Iran
Died23 May 2001 (aged 71)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActress
ChildrenAtila Pesyani
Jamileh Sheykhi | |
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جمیله شیخی | |
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| Born | 30 April 1930 Zanjan, Iran |
| Died | 23 May 2001 (aged 71) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | Atila Pesyani |
| Relatives | Setareh Pesyani (granddaughter) Fatemeh Naghavi (daughter-in-law) |
Career
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.[2][3][4]
Selected filmography
- Visa
- The Little Bird of Happiness, 1987
- Mosāferan (Travellers), 1992, directed by Bahram Bayzai
- Leila, 1996, directed by Dariush Mehrjoui
- Kaghaz-e Bi Khatt (Unruled Paper), 2001, directed by Naser Taghvai
