Jamileh Sheikhi
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
as herself
After the silence
as herself
Unruled Paper
as Roya's Mother
Unruled Paper
as Roya's Mother
My Ideal Spouse
My Ideal Spouse
Maturity
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Maturity
as Mrs. Ma'aref
Leila
as Reza's Mother
Leila
as Reza's Mother
The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
Travelers
as Grandmother
Travelers
as Grandmother
Little Bird of Happiness
Little Bird of Happiness
Autumn
Autumn
Doctor Faustus
as Mephistophilis
Doctor Faustus
as Mephistophilis
The Ruined House
as Fereydoun's Mother
The Ruined House
as Fereydoun's Mother
Through Sunglasses
as Mitra's Aunt
Through Sunglasses
as Mitra's Aunt