Jamileh Sheikhi
Born 1930 (age 71) · Zanjan, Iran
Appears in 15 titles

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

Leila
7.5
Leila
1999
as Reza's Mother
Unruled Paper
6.5
Unruled Paper
2002
as Roya's Mother
Travelers
6.9
Travelers
1992
as Grandmother
Little Bird of Happiness
Maturity
8.0
Maturity
2000
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Autumn
1.0
Autumn
1987
The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
1997
The Ruined House
The Ruined House
1975
as Fereydoun's Mother
My Ideal Spouse
My Ideal Spouse
2000
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
1985
as Mephistophilis
After the silence
After the silence
2002
as herself