Samantha Epasinghe ( si, සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ; 11 April 1967 – 3 October 2021), also known as Samantha Diyasena Liyanage, was an actress in
Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.
Career
Epasinghe began her acting career with the play 'Muhuda Mudra' and was joined on the small screen by
Lucien Bulathsinhala
Kala Suri Raigama Bulathsinhalage Lucien Perera (born 25 December 1942, si, :si:ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල, ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල), popularly as Lucien Bulathsinhala, is an actor and Television direct ...
and
Bandula Vithanage
Bandula de Silva Vithanage (born 11 September 1940 – died 1 September 2014 as බන්දුල විතානගේ) inhala was an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a translator, director, play ...
. She acted in teledramas and few films in her career. She won the Best Emerging Award at the
21st Sarasaviya Awards in 1993 for her performance in the film ''Rajek Wage Puthek'' (1992).
Filmography
* 1990 - ''Walavuve Hanu''
* 1991 - ''Kelimadala''
* 1992 - ''Sathya''
* 1992 - ''Sayanaye Shihinaya''
* 1992 - ''Rajek Wage Puthek''
* 1994 - ''Vijaya Geetha''
* 1996 - ''Thunweni Aha''
* 1996 - ''Loku Duwa''
* 1996 - ''Sihina Vimane Raja Kumari''
* 1997 - ''Puthuni Mata Wasana''
* 1997 - ''Raththaran Minihek''
* 2008 - ''Ai Oba Thaniwela''
Death
She died on 3 October 2021, at the age of 54 from
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. She underwent treatment at the Horona Base Hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and illness.
See also
*
List of Sri Lankan actors
The following is a list of notable Sri Lankan actors.
A
* Srilal Abeykoon
* Damitha Abeyratne
* Amila Abeysekara
* Tissa Abeysekara
* Dilani Abeywardana
* Joe Abeywickrama
* Kamal Addararachchi
* Anarkali Akarsha
* Daya Alwis
* Sriyani Amaras ...
References
External links
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1967 births
2021 deaths
Place of birth missing
Sinhalese artists
Sri Lankan film actresses
Sri Lankan stage actresses
Sri Lankan television actresses
20th-century Sri Lankan actresses
21st-century Sri Lankan actresses
Sri Lankan Roman Catholics
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Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka