Jamileh Sheykhi
Jamileh Sheykhi | |
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Born | |
Died | May 23, 2001 Tehran, Iran | (aged 71)
Occupation | Theatre and film actress |
Children | Atila Pesyani |
Relatives | Setareh Pesyani (granddaughter) |
Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی, April 30, 1930[1] – May 23, 2001) was an Iranian actress and the 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 had a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won the Best Actress award 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
References[]
External links[]
- Jamileh Sheikhi at IMDb
- Jamileh Sheykhi's photograph: [1]
- Photograph of Jamileh Sheykhi's grave: [2]
Categories:
- Iranian film actresses
- Iranian stage actresses
- People from Tabriz
- Iranian Azerbaijani actors
- 1930 births
- 2001 deaths
- Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra
- Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress winners
- Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress winners
- Iranian actor stubs