Suvineetha Weerasinghe (born May 19, 1947 as සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ) inhala, is an

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress with a career spanning more than five decades, Weerasinghe has portrayed many critically acclaimed films such as ''Sikuruliya'', ''Welikathara'', ''Yuganthaya'' and ''Sudo Sudu''.

Personal life

Her father was an ex-gunman at the Army and mother was a housewife. She started junior school with Buddhist Girls College in Mount Lavinia until grade 5 and then attended to Dehiwela Madya Maha Vidyalaya. At the school, she was an athlete and a strong netball shooter. She also completed all three stages of Kandyan dancing at school times. After finishing school, she enrolled with Indigenous Medical College for a four-year course. However, while studying at third year, Weerasinghe quit from medical college and entered cinema industry. She was first married to late

Tissa Abeysekara Deshanabu Tissa Ananda Abeysekara (7 May 1939 – 18 April 2009 as තිස්ස අබේසේකර) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, actor, writer, director, screen playwright and political activist. He is better known as a script writer for th ...

, who was a renowned director in Sinhala cinema. She has one son from her second marriage with Sarath Kongahage. Her son Devinda Kongahage is also a director in Sinhala cinema.

Acting career

In television, she acted in some critically acclaimed serials such as

H. D. Premaratne H.D. Premaratne (born 1944) was educated at Gurukula Vidyalaya in Kelaniya. He started his film career as a clapper boy in ''Daru Duka'' in 1967. While working at the old Times of Ceylon group, he was an Assistant Director for ''Pujithayo'' befo ...

's ''Sandun Gira Gini Ganee'' and

Dharmasena Pathiraja Pathiraja Navaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Ranjith Dharmasena (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. He has been referred to as a 'rebel with a cause', an ‘''enfant terrible'' of the '70s', and ...

's adaptation of

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

's ''Lady with the Little Dog''.

Selected television serials

* ''Bim Kaluwara'' * ''Kaluwara Anduna'' * ''Nonimi Yathra'' * ''Piniwassa'' * ''Ran Dalambuwo'' * ''Sandun Giri Gini Ganee'' * ''Wansakkarayo''

Beyond acting

She was one of the judges reality show ''Guwan Prathibha Prabha'' in drama category. She contested from National List of Democratic National Alliance in 2010 General Election.

Filmography

Her maiden cinematic experience came through 1962 film ''Suhada Divi Piduma'', directed by

Robin Tampoe Rabindra Coomaraswamy (29 December 1930 – 22 March 2000), popularly known by his stage name Robin Tampoe, was a film maker of Sri Lankan cinema. One of the earliest pillars in Sinhala cinema, Tampoe hailed from the Sri Lankan Tamil community ...

. Some of her popular films are ''Sudo Sudu'', ''Sikuruliya'' ''Anupama'' and ''Welikathara''.

Awards

Presidential Film Awards Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was 1st awards in 1979 by President J. R. Jayewa ...

, - , , 1985 , , , ''Sathi Pooja'' , , Merit Award , ,

References

External links

සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ - Suvinitha Weerasinghe

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Living people Sri Lankan film actresses 1947 births {{SriLanka-actor-stub