Jamileh Sheikhi

Jamileh Sheykhi (Persian: جمیله شیخی‎, April 30, 1930 – May 23, 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.

Jamileh Sheikhi is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 16 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Unruled Paper (2002), Maturity (2000), New Birth (1999), Leila (1999), Another birthday (1998), Hamsaran (1994), Autumn (1987), The fall of Sahra (1986). The recorded credits span 1975 to 2002, including 12 movies and 4 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.