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Jamileh Sheikhi
Also Known As: Jamileh Sheykhi, Jamile Sheikhi, Jamile Sheykhi
Birth Date
April 29, 1930
Death Date
May 23, 2001
(passed away at 71)
Place of Birth
Zanjan, Iran
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Biography
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.
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Doctor Faustus
Mephistophilis
1985
Autumn
1987
Hamsaran
1994 • 1 episode
The fall of Sahra
1986 • 6 episodes
Little Bird of Happiness
1988
Through Sunglasses
Mitra's Aunt
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Maturity
Mrs. Ma'aref
2000
Leila
Reza's Mother
1999
The Mousetrap
1997
The Ruined House
Fereydoun's Mother
1975
New Birth
Tag Al Molook
1999 • 22 episodes
Another birthday
1998 • 22 episodes
Travelers
Grandmother
1992
My Ideal Spouse
2000
Unruled Paper
Roya's Mother
2002
After the silence
herself
2002