Jamileh Sheikhi
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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
Credits
Doctor Faustus (1985)
as Mephistophilis
Through Sunglasses (—)
as Mitra's Aunt
Leila (1999)
as Reza's Mother
Autumn (1987)
Actor
The Mousetrap (1997)
Actor
The Ruined House (1975)
as Fereydoun's Mother
My Ideal Spouse (2000)
Actor
Maturity (2000)
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Little Bird of Happiness (1988)
Actor
Travelers (1992)
as Grandmother
Unruled Paper (2002)
as Roya's Mother
After the silence (2002)
as herself