Jamileh Sheykhi
| Jamileh Sheykhi جمیله شیخی | |
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| Born |
Jamileh Sheykhi May 19, 1930 Tabriz, Iran |
| Died |
May 23, 2001 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Theatre and film actress |
Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی , May 19, 1930 – May 23, 2001) was an actress and mother of actor Atila Pesyani.
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 has a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won Best Actress at the International Fajr Film Festival.
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
External links
- Jamileh Sheikhi at the Internet Movie Database
- Jamileh Sheykhi's photograph:
- Photograph of Jamileh Sheykhi's grave:
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