Jamileh Sheykhi جمیله شیخی |
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Born |
Jamileh Sheykhi April 29, 1930 Tabriz, Iran |
Died | May 23, 2001 Tehran, Iran |
(aged 71)
Occupation | Theatre and film actress |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی , April 29, 1930 – May 23, 2001) was an actress and 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 has a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won Best Actress at the International Fajr Film Festival.