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Jamileh Sheikhi
Zanjan, Iran
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…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2002
After the silence
Movie herself
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2002
Unruled Paper
Movie Roya's Mother
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2000
Maturity
Movie Mrs. Ma'aref
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2000
My Ideal Spouse
Movie
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1999
New Birth
TV show Tag Al Molook
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1999
Leila
Movie Reza's Mother
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1998
Another birthday
TV show
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1997
The Mousetrap
Movie
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1994
Hamsaran
TV show
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1992
Travelers
Movie Grandmother
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1988
Little Bird of Happiness
Movie
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1987
Autumn
Movie
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1986
The fall of Sahra
TV show
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1985
Doctor Faustus
Movie Mephistophilis
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1975
The Ruined House
Movie Fereydoun's Mother
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Through Sunglasses
Movie Mitra's Aunt
