Jamileh Sheykhi

Jamileh Sheykhi (, 30 April 1930 – 23 May 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