Jamileh Sheykhi (, 30 April 1930 – 23 May 2001) was an Iranian actress and the mother of actor

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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 Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, Beyzāee, ; born 26 December 1938) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and '' ostād'' ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzaie is the ...

) 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

* '' Leila'', 1996, directed by

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* '' Kaghaz-e Bi Khatt'' (Unruled Paper), 2001, directed by Naser Taghvai

References

External links

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Jamileh Sheykhi
On SourehCinema (in Persian) * Jamileh Sheykhi's photograph

* Photograph of Jamileh Sheykhi's grave

1930 births 2001 deaths People from Zanjan, Iran Iranian film actresses Iranian stage actresses Iranian television actresses Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress winners Burials at artist's block of Behesht-e Zahra Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actress winners {{iran-actor-stub