Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی, 30 April 1930[1] – 23 May 2001) was an Iranian actress and the mother of actor Atila Pesyani.

Jamileh Sheykhi
جمیله شیخی
Born(1930-04-30)30 April 1930
Zanjan, Iran
Died23 May 2001(2001-05-23) (aged 71)
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActress
ChildrenAtila Pesyani
RelativesSetareh Pesyani (granddaughter)
Fatemeh Naghavi (daughter-in-law)

Career

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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.[2][3][4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "گشت و گذاری در قطعه هنرمندان بهشت زهرا".
  2. ^ "بیوگرافی جمیله شیخی و همسرش حلال پسیانی + زندگینامه". نم نمک (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "بیوگرافی و معرفی آثار جمیله شیخی". مجله امیریه | علمی، فرهنگی و هنری (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ "تصاویری از جمیله شیخی که آتیلا پسیانی منتشر کرد | پایگاه خبری تحلیلی سینما سینما". cinemacinema.ir. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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