Jamile Sheykhi is 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 has a distinguished screen appearance in Travellers (1991, Bahram Bayzai) and won Best Actress at the International Fajr Film Festival.
