Jamileh Sheykhi was an actress and 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 has a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai

Bahram Bayzai

Bahrām Beyzāi is an Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher....

) and won Best Actress at the International Fajr Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• Visa
• The Little Bird of Happiness, 1987
• Mosāferan (Travellers), 1992, directed by Bahram Bayzai
  Bahram Bayzai
  Bahrām Beyzāi is an Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher....
  
  
• Leila
  Leila (film)
  Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.-Plot:Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive...
  
  , 1996, directed by Dariush Mehrjoui
• Kaghaz-e Bi Khatt
  Unruled Paper (film)
  Unruled Paper is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Nāser Taghvā'i , based on an original script by Nāser Taghvā'i and Minoo Farsh'chi. The film was produced in 2001 by Yektā Film....
  
  (Unruled Paper), 2001, directed by Naser Taghvai

External links

• Jamileh Sheykhi's photograph: http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/5078/2366609360061594669S600x600Q85.jpg
• Photograph of Jamileh Sheykhi's grave: http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/6813/2073318820061594669S600x600Q85.jpg