Jamileh Sheykhi

Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی, 30 April 1930[1] – 23 May 2001) was an Iranian actress and the 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 had a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won the Best Actress award at the International Fajr Film Festival.

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