Jamileh Sheykhi
Djamileh Sheykhi (in Persian: جمیله شیخی),
Actress, Born May 19, 1930,
Tabriz,
Iran, Died May 23, 2001,
Tehran, Iran. The mother of actor
Atila Pesiani. Made her stage debut in 1957, began film acting with 'Shipwreck' (1975, N. 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 the prize of Best Actress at
International Fajr Film Festival.
Some of her plays:* Visa
* The Little Bird of Happiness, 1987
* Leila, 1996
* The Blank Page, 2002
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Jamileh Sheikhi at
The Internet Movie Database
