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 References External links 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